SSAP Records RM483,082 In Sales, Harvests 154.9 Metric Tonnes
SHAH ALAM, June 5 (Bernama) -- Selangor Smart Agro Park (SSAP) has recorded sales of RM483,082 and total harvest output of 154.9 metric tonnes to date.
Selangor Agricultural Development Corporation group chief executive officer Datuk Mohamad Khairil Mohamad Razi said Bernam Smart Agro was the main contributor, generating cumulative sales of RM392,482, driven largely by the production of MD2 pineapples.
"Other key commodities cultivated commercially include Yankee pineapples, B9 papayas and hybrid coconuts.
"Cash crops such as pumpkins, okra, brinjals and bananas are also grown to optimise land use and generate short-term income while waiting for the main crops to reach maturity," he said in a statement.
The statement was issued after the Raja Muda of Selangor, Tengku Amir Shah Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, visited the PKPS Melon Project at SSAP in Sabak Bernam on Thursday.
Mohamad Khairil said 42.69 hectares, or 88 per cent, of SSAP's 48.56-hectare (120-acre) site had been developed and planted.
He said SSAP also serves as a platform for agropreneur development through commercial projects and community-based programmes involving youths, the B40 group, asnaf and the hardcore poor.
Under the People's Income Initiative–Agropreneur Programme (IPRINTAN) Melosel in Sabak Bernam, 15 participants each manage a rain shelter house using fertigation technology to cultivate Selangor melons (Melosel).
“Each participant manages 2,000 melon plants, bringing the total to 30,000 plants.
“During the first production cycle from Nov 4, 2024, to Jan 25, 2025, participants recorded an average net income of RM4,583 each, while Grade A Melosel fetched a farm-gate price of RM8 per kilogramme,” said Mohamad Khairil.
Looking ahead, Mohamad Khairil said SSAP aims to establish Selangor as a hub for high-quality papaya seed production through a strategic partnership with Green World Genetics Sdn Bhd, to be implemented between 2026 and 2027.
He said a new 20.23-hectare (50-acre) area would be developed from 2029 to 2031 for the commercial production of hybrid coconut seeds and MD2 and SG1 pineapple suckers through PKPS subsidiary Kohijrah.
-- BERNAMA