Sekinchan, which in the Chinese Teo Chew dialect means ‘land suitable for farming’, boasts of one of the highest rice yields in Malaysia. Sekinchan is located in the Barat Laut Selangor (North-west Selangor) Integrated Agricultural Development Area, one of the eight granary areas of the country. Indeed, Sekinchan frequently boasts of paddy yields in excess of 10 t/ha. Sekinchan—rice bowl of Selangor The best way to learn about rice, the staple food of most Asians, is to visit the paddy gallery located in the rice-growing district of Sekinchan.
-By S.L. Tan S
The environmental awareness level of the farmer is low; this can be proven by the findings in the research done by the Khazanah Research Institute, which was only 2.3% of the total number of farms in Malaysia were registered under the Malaysian Good Agricultural Practice (MyGAP) in 2016 (Omar et al., 2019).
Unsustainable agriculture will negatively impact the environment, like the carbon emission released from rice husk and rice straw; it will destroy the environment and affect the climate. For example, clearing land for agricultural production contributes significantly to climate change because the carbon stored in intact forests is released when cut or burned (WWF, 2020).
Also, there are 0.48 million tonnes of rice husk produced annually from our country, which is needed to tackle. Hence, we would like to create a sustainable community among Sekinchan villagers by educating them on making agricultural waste a valuable product.