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TANGKAK: The Johor Veterinary Department has allocated RM1mil to help some 100 farmers improve their livelihood under the Azam Tani Project programme.
Its
director Dr Kamarudin Md Isa said the aid covered cattle breeding,
seedlings, fertilisers, and even motorcycles with sidecars for those
involved in petty trading.
He said the programme was
part of the 1Azam programme launched by the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry.
Azam Tani aid: Hamim (centre) presenting a motorcycle to Maarof Ahmad (third from left) while Dr Kamarudin (second from left) looks on.
“Our aim is to improve the living standards of villagers involved in farming and cattle breeding.
“Besides
providing them with cows and goats, we also gave motorcycles with
sidecars to those who sell vegetables,” he said at the presentation of
the Azam Tani aid to 30 villagers from Ledang and Segamat in Bukit Gambir here, recently.
Dr Kamarudin said Johor had
been the nation’s biggest agro-
based food warehouse and produced beef, mutton, chicken and eggs
for several years.
Eggs in particular, were supplied to other
states in the country and exported to Singapore as Johor supplied about
300% more than the nation’s need for the product.
He said the
department had also allocated some 3,000ha of land to those interested
in breeding cattle in a move to increase the supply of beef and mutton.
At
the same time, he said the state had stringent regulations on all
livestock entering the country to control diseases and ensure that local
livestock were not infected.
Commenting on the event, Ledang MP
Hamim Samuri said all Azam Tani aid recipients should be grateful to the
Government and utilise the aid to improve their livelihood.
He
said not every villager was picked to receive the aid and those selected
by the Ledang district office were the ones that were truly in need.
“We are fortunate to have the Barisan Nasional Government and state government, which truly care for the people’s needs.
“I hope the villagers will continue to give their support to the Government,” he said.
SOURCE: THE STAR, SEPT 17, 2012
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