Felda, Felcra, Risda urged to convert idle land into agrofood projects

Agencies under the Agriculture and Food Security Ministry such as Felda, Felcra and Risda should convert their idle land with acreage of up to 323.7ha into agrofood projects, said Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

“Only 1.2 million hectares of land are utilised for food plantations compared to seven million for oil palm and rubber,” he said when tabling Budget 2023 in Dewan Rakyat today.

Anwar said the government will...