Agriculture no longer last choice profession —Shabery
SERDANG: Agriculture is no longer regarded as the last choice profession but one that promises huge opportunities and potential, said Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek.
He said people from various backgrounds, such as pilots and engineers, were engaging in agriculture which they felt was a field that could be a source of wealth.
People who had engaged in agriculture seriously had become successful high-income entrepreneurs, and some had even become millionaires, he said at the 7th Agriculture Convocation Ceremony of the Agriculture Training Institute here yesterday.
“We have identified several areas in agriculture, including fruit cultivation and livestock breeding, that had great demand
We have identified several areas in agriculture, including fruit cultivation and livestock breeding, that had great demand and a wide market in the country and abroad.
and a wide market in the country and abroad.
“Fruits such as the durian and pineapple are now in great demand and fetch high market prices,” he said.
A total of 1,239 graduates received their scrolls.
They included 179 who received the Malaysia Skills Diploma; 698, the Malaysia Skills Certificate; 314, the Malaysia Agriculture Certificate and 48, the Malaysia Veterinary Certificate.
Five special awards were also presented at the convocation.
The Agriculture and Agrobased Industry Minister Special Gold Medal and the DirectorGeneral of Agriculture Special Award were presented to Nurul Saadah Ayub; the Agriculture and Agro- based Industry Ministry Secretary- General Special Award was presented to Muhammad Faiz Zuhairi; the Director of the Agriculture Skills Training Special Award was presented to Mohamad Hafizuddin Ramli and the Director- General of Veterinary Service Special Award was presented to Harizal Rosli.
The convocation coincided with the National Farmers, Livestock Breeders and Fishermen’s Day 2017 launched yesterday at the Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang. — Bernma
Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek, Agriculture and Agro-based Industry minister