Defence Ministry to use idle military land for food security, veteran welfare, says Khaled Nordin

The Ministry of Defence plans to utilise unused Armed Forces land for food security and veterans' welfare through a collaboration with Boustead Plantations.

The JanaVeteran Programme will offer agricultural opportunities to military veterans, aiming to boost food security and provide them with jobs and income.

A pilot project has begun with ginger cultivation at Ladang Telok Sengat, with the goal of making Kota Tinggi a major KayTi ginger producer.

KOTA TINGGI, Oct 11 — The Ministry of Defence (Mindef) is taking a proactive approach to using undeveloped Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) land to support the national food security agenda and boost veterans’ socioeconomic welfare.

Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said the JanaVeteran Programme, in collaboration with Boustead Plantations (BPlant), could carry out this programme.

“We do not want Mindef land with no allocation or development plans to sit idle. Some plots have gone untouched for 10 to 15 years simply because there are no plans yet.

“So we want BPlant to help the country strengthen food security,” he said at a press conference after launching JanaKomuniti at Felda Air Tawar 3 here today.

He said the move would provide job opportunities and income for military veterans while keeping them productive.

“Every year, 5,000 military personnel retire, so one approach is to introduce any veteran interested in agriculture to the programme,” he said.

Mohamad said food security must be given serious attention, as supply shortages or rising food costs could escalate into a national security threat.

He said the situation was similar to haze, which, if prolonged and widespread, could become a non-traditional security threat.

He said the JanaVeteran pilot project began with KayTi ginger cultivation at Ladang Telok Sengat here, and its model guarantees a market for participants, with BPlant buying the produce.

Meanwhile, Mohamed Khaled, who is also the Kota Tinggi MP, aims to make the district the country’s main producer of KayTi ginger, carried out with BPlant through the JanaKomuniti Programme at Felda Air Tawar 3 and Felda Air Tawar 2.

“When this programme succeeds, we will ultimately have a recognisable KayTi ginger product, with Kota Tinggi becoming the nation’s food valley through the cultivation of this ginger,” he said.

The JanaKomuniti Programme is one of BPlant’s corporate social responsibility initiatives, supported by the Kota Tinggi Parliamentary Office, through a clustered fertigation ginger farming project. — Bernama

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国防部计划与布斯泰德种植园合作，利用未使用的武装部队土地来保障粮食安全和退伍军人福利。

JanaVeteran计划将为退伍军人提供农业机会，旨在提高粮食安全，并为他们提供就业和收入。

在拉当特洛森加特（Ladang Telok Sengat）启动的生姜种植试点项目已经启动，目标是使哥打丁宜成为凯蒂（KayTi）生姜的主要生产地。

哥打丁宜，10 月 11 日讯——国防部正积极利用未开发的马来西亚武装部队土地，以支持国家粮食安全议程并提高退伍军人的社会经济福利。

国防部长拿督斯里穆罕默德·卡立·诺丁表示，JanaVeteran计划可以与Boustead Plantations（BPlant）合作开展这项计划。

“我们不希望国防部没有分配或开发计划的土地闲置。有些地块已经闲置了10到15年，仅仅是因为还没有规划。”

“所以我们希望 BPlant 能帮助国家加强粮食安全，”他在今天于 Felda Air Tawar 3 启动 JanaKomuniti 后举行的新闻发布会上说道。

他表示，此举将为退伍军人提供就业机会和收入，同时让他们保持生产力。

他说：“每年有 5000 名军人退休，因此一种方法是将任何对农业感兴趣的退伍军人引入该计划。”

穆罕默德表示，必须认真对待粮食安全问题，因为供应短缺或食品价格上涨可能会升级为国家安全威胁。

他表示，这种情况类似于雾霾，如果持续时间长、范围广，可能会成为一种非传统的安全威胁。

他说，JanaVeteran试点项目始于此地的Ladang Telok Sengat的KayTi生姜种植，其模式保证了参与者的市场，BPlant会购买这些产品。

与此同时，同时也是哥打丁宜国会议员的穆罕默德·哈立德的目标是使该地区成为全国主要的凯蒂姜产地，他与BPlant公司合作，通过JanaKomuniti计划在Felda Air Tawar 3和Felda Air Tawar 2开展这项工作。

“如果这个项目成功，我们最终将拥有一个知名的凯蒂姜产品，而哥打丁宜也将通过种植这种姜成为国家的食品谷，”他说。

JanaKomuniti计划是BPlant的企业社会责任项目之一，由哥打丁宜国会办公室支持，通过集群式施肥灌溉生姜种植项目实施。——马新社

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