Farmers in Perak’s largest vegetable-producing area ‘told to go’

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PETALING JAYA: More than 130 third-generation farmers in Kanthan, Perak have been told by the Perak State Development Corporation (PKNP) to vacate over 1,000 acres of land that they have been toiling on for more than six decades, according to Parti Sosialis Malaysia chairman Dr Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj.

He said the move could deal a potential blow to the country’s food security as the land is the single largest vegetable-producing region in the state, and could lead to more price increases at a time when vegetable prices are soaring.

The Kanthan area currently produces around 50 to 60 tonnes of produce a day, he told FMT.

Jeyakumar said he was concerned about the impact that the eviction would have on vegetable prices, one of the hottest topics in the country of late. The price of vegetables such as pak choy has surged by 200%.

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