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collaboration between the government and the farmers is expected to change 7 | SUMMARY OF MINISTRIES
the scenario of national agriculture to a more sustainable level.YB Dato'
Salahuddin bin Ayub said during the Farming Dialogue at Iskandar Johor Islamic
Centre, Johor Bahru, Johor on 8 September 2018 that the ministry will assist local
chili entrepreneurs to submit a petition to the Ministry of International Trade and
Industry (MITI) to resolve issues related to the chili abundance in the country.

One of the chili entrepreneurs raises a question to the Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry

Launch of Tropical Fruit Research and Innovation Excellence Centreand
Launch of New Rambutan Mardi Clone - Clone AG28 (Mutiara Wangi) and
GB-44 (Mutiara Merah)

YB Dato' Salahuddin bin Ayub, Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry, cuts the AG-28 and
GB-44 rambutan clones, which are produced as a result of R&D by the Malaysian Agricultural Research

and Development Institute (MARDI)

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