Daim: Make agriculture industry 'sexy', grow more coconuts

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NSTnaion “But of course the people, including the younger generation don’t want to stand (toil) under the hot sun and get their hands dirty by playing with soil.

He pointed out there was a need to make the industry more appealing as it could attract mass participation, especially among the younger generation.

“So, we need to make it ‘sexy’. Get people interested in it so they will do it and help the country to increase ,” he said during the Nations Building Conversations titled Poverty in Malaysia: Reality vs Perception at Sunway University here today. “The future now is coconut, not palm oil unless you can do more researches on how to turn palm oil into food . In that case, has a future.

Malaysia remained as one of the top 10 coconut producing countries in the world. Often cited as a fruit, seed or nut, coconut is the fourth important industrial crop in Malaysia after oil palm, rubber and rice. However, despite the fervour to see a thriving agriculture industry, Daim said there were many present “roadblocks” that prevent interested parties from venturing into the field.

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adariff Apa lagi...

Meanwhile the elected MPs don’t want to ‘stand toil’ even in a fully airconditioned parliament building!

The younger waiting for '1 mlion job offer' from tuan sport Minister. Who knows, the job much better than 'coconut' wearing the bikinis.

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