JOHOR BAHRU – The Agriculture and Food Industries Ministry (MAFI) is conducting an assessment to identify the number of farmers, livestock breeders and fishermen affected by the recent floods, and the type of assistance to be given to the group.
MAFI Deputy Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Hamzah said the assistance would be provided based on damages and losses incurred.
As such, he urged the affected farmers, livestock breeders and fishermen to report their losses to enable them to receive the assistance.
“Our officers will investigate and conduct flood damage assessment… assistance will be provided in various forms,” he told reporters after visiting Permas Jaya Permanent Farmers’ Market here today.
Also present were Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (Fama) board member Datuk Wira Ghazale Muhamad and Johor Fama director Shahrizan Sudiman.
States that were hit by the floods included Johor, Melaka, as well as east coast states of the peninsula. – Bernama, December 13, 2020
