KUALA LUMPUR – The Plantation Industries and Commodities Ministry will provide appropriate assistance to smallholders affected by the floods that hit several states in the country, said Minister Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin.
She said the ministry has raised funds through a corporate social responsibility initiative for the purpose.
Zuraida – who is also president of the Foundation of Women Community in Sports Malaysia, a non-governmental organisation that promotes women’s involvement in sports – said this when met after officiating the foundation today.
She said the floods that hit Pahang, Kelantan, Melaka, Perak, Negri Sembilan, Terengganu, and Selangor will not have a major impact on the country’s commodity sector, especially palm oil and rubber.
“However, it will slightly affect the workers and operations (in the form of) problems in managing plantations,” she added. – Bernama, December 20, 2021
