At the launch of the Malaysia Agriculture, Horticulture and Agrotourism Exhibition (MAHA 2024) on Saturday (Sept 14), Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim expressed his optimism that Malaysia’s agricultural landscape will undergo a major transformation within the next one or two years.
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00:00The Ministry of Agriculture is a big ministry.
00:04It has a very important and strategic responsibility for our country.
00:11So if we talk about export, not thinking about capital, not thinking about marketing, not thinking about productivity,
00:20it's not complete.
00:21These are old theories, not new theories.
00:24They have been using economics for a long time.
00:26They emphasize this.
00:28And I remember the thesis of Prof. Diraja Uncle Aziz.
00:36When he talked about poverty in the outskirts of the city.
00:39He spoke in Malay from the beginning.
00:41Capital issues, low productivity issues.
00:45Marketing issues, which is called irregularities in the marketing infrastructure.
00:52Then, that's why we have to be careful in all these aspects.
00:59So the subsidy that is given must give a good return.
01:05And this is actually a task entrusted to the ministry.
01:10And I see, even though we are moving a bit at the first stage,
01:18but in the second year, under the leadership of Minister Srimah Maksabu,
01:24I see that the speed is convincing.
01:29Meaning, if I look at the pace of change and progress in the Ministry of Agriculture
01:36and food assurances as it is now,
01:40with a focus on durian and various other things,
01:44I am confident that in another one or two years,
01:47we will see the landscape of our country's agriculture change.
01:53So I hope that all agencies, Mardi and others,
01:57the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Assurances,
01:59take this as a challenge.
02:01We have to plant among the farmers, fishermen, our farmers,
02:07and all the ministries of agriculture,
02:11among the big ministries in our country.
02:15I see that this is a major challenge.
02:19There is no reason why we cannot improve.
02:22If there is a deficiency, we look at ourselves.
02:25What is our deficiency?
02:26Where is our fault?
02:28Where is our base?
02:29We cannot expect an increase in results
02:32without the use and change of technology, including AI.
02:38As I have witnessed in several places,
02:40the use of AI in increasing productivity.
02:44I hope that this important event becomes another space
02:50to plant the spirit and also give an opportunity
02:57for the people to see, but also for the government
03:02to feel how the people put their hopes
03:10and show their admiration for a better result.
03:17So with the word of bismillahirrahmanirrahim,
03:20I hereby officially inaugurate Pesta Maha 2024.
03:26Assalamualaikum.
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03:31Let's watch the Pesta Maha 2024.