Sultan Nazrin launches Perak Farmers' Organisation padi seed production centre
PARIT BUNTAR: The Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Shah, today launched the State Farmers' Organisation Certified Padi Seed Production Centre here.
The Raja Permaisuri of Perak, Tuanku Zara Salim, and the Raja Di Hilir of Perak, Raja Iskandar Dzurkarnain Sultan Idris Shah, also attended the event.
Their Royal Highnesses were greeted on arrival by Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad and Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu.
Sultan Nazrin and Tuanku Zara also visited exhibitions at the centre.
Meanwhile, the Farmers' Organisation Authority (LPP) said in a statement that the centre marks a strategic step towards strengthening the rice and padi industry ecosystem in support of the country's food security agenda.
The centre's redevelopment is in line with the government's aim of ensuring national food security through the adequate, high-quality, and accessible production of certified padi seeds for farmers nationwide.
The centre was developed with an allocation of RM12.72 million and designed to produce 5,000 metric tonnes of certified padi seeds annually.
"This centre is one of four new facilities being developed by the Farmers' Organisation Authority in an effort to strengthen the national certified padi seed ecosystem.
"Collectively, the four centres are expected to contribute 28 per cent of the country's certified padi seed requirement, equivalent to 20,000 metric tonnes annually," the statement said.
With a total production capacity of one million bags (20 kilogrammes per bag) per year, the four centres can support padi cultivation over an area of 142,857 hectares nationwide and significantly reduce reliance on third-party suppliers.
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