By Diana Abd Wahab SHAH ALAM, Jan 9 — Selangor intends to expand the agropreneur programme as part of its effort to encourage more participation from women and youth groups. State executive councillor for agriculture Izham Hashim said the programme also aimed to discover young talents aside...

LIPIS, Dec 19 — The involvement of youth in agriculture in the country is still low, at only 240,000 people or 15 per cent of the total farmers in Malaysia.

By Rosmalis Anuar DENGKIL, Dec 17 — Ahmad Irham Mohd Noor, who used to be a photographer for a popular daily, found himself without a job after the media organisation he worked for downsized its workforce in March this year. Instead of wallowing in self-pity, the 39-year-old father-of-two...

SHAH ALAM, July 13 — Selangor has allocated RM50 million for the Food Security Programme, which outlines five key measures.

By Ashwin Kumar SHAH ALAM, June 6 — The Selangor Agro Icon is on the cards as the state government plans to empower farmers to become trainers in the agriculture industry to increase and improve crop production and yield, says Izham Hashim. The State Public Amenities, Agricultural...

By Ashwin Kumar SHAH ALAM, June 6 — The state administration is ramping up its efforts on the expansion of the Selangor Agro Market. The State Public Amenities, Agricultural Modernisation and Agro-based Industry Committee chairman Izham Hashim said this includes formulating four plans to...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 29 — The Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (Fama)’s online marketing platform Agrobazaar Online has the potential to become the new normal among consumers after the movement control order (MCO) is lifted.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 13 ― Agrofood entrepreneurs have been urged to enhance their digital marketing capacity during the extended movement control order (MCO) period in order to stay competitive and reduce their dependence on middlemen.

By Ashwin Kumar SHAH ALAM, April 5 — The Covid-19 crisis should be taken as a ‘wake up call’ for Malaysia to work on food self-sufficiency and rely less on supplies from other countries, says Dato' Seri Amirudin Shari. The Selangor Menteri Besar said he had previously addressed the importance...

By Nadiah Zamlus SHAH ALAM, April 3 — The second phase of the state stimulus package, Selangor Cares 2.0, would help to ensure that the food supply chain is not disrupted, says state executive councillor Izham Hashim. The Public Amenities, Agricultural Modernisation and Agro-based Industry...