PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s agricultural sector is grappling with the harsh effects of scorching temperatures and dwindling water supplies, posing significant challenges to crop cultivation and livestock farming.
“Leafy vegetables take 30 days to mature and are now experiencing delays of up to five days due to reduced watering.Lim also said crops such as cucumbers require watering twice a day while leafy vegetables need ample watering unlike okra which are watered once every two days or cabbage which requires even less watering.
He said climate change in recent years has resulted in irregular weather patterns such as scorching conditions during the dry season. “These drastic changes in water quality have made fish and shrimp more vulnerable to diseases,” he said, adding that farmers have to be more vigilant in monitoring the water quality at their farms.