National Unity Ministry, MAFI ink cooperation note for Keluarga Malaysia Kebuniti projects

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 7 (Bernama) -- The National Unity Ministry (KPN) has signed a cooperation note with the Agriculture and Food Industries Ministry (MAFI) to forge a strategic collaboration in the development of the Community Agriculture Programme, which is the Keluarga Malaysia Kebuniti Project.

In a statement, KPN said through this cooperation, it has joined the Policy and Coordination Committee of the Urban Community Agriculture Programme which involved the various ministries, departments and related agencies.

Through this cooperation, KPN and MAFI will draw up and implement various development programmes and agriculture projects which will be carried out by the Rukun Tetangga communities nationwide, thus helping to strengthen the country's food supply chain and reduce the cost of living for the people.

“The cooperation will focus on developing and expanding the existing 111 Kebuniti KRT projects and with more KRT to be established across the country. A total of 8,330 KRT have been established nationwide since last June,” said the statement.

It also said that the scope of cooperation agreed upon by KPN and MAFI included advisory services, training and project development courses, technical services, agriculture input, monitoring and evaluation of projects, expansion of Kebuniti in the KRT and other forms of cooperation.

The cooperation note was signed by the Secretary-General of the Ministry of National Unity, Datuk Noridah Abdul Rahim and Secretary-General of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industries, Datuk Haslina Abdul Hamid.

It was witnessed by National Unity Minister, Datuk Halimah Sadique and Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries, Datuk Seri Dr Ronald Kiandee.

-- BERNAMA