His Royal Highness being welcomed on arrival by Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu.

PARIT BUNTAR, 6 May 2025 – HRH Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah graced the Launch Ceremony of the Perak Farmers' Organisation (PPN) Certified Padi Seed Production Centre at Lot 3122, Pusat Pengeluaran Benih Padi Sah, PPN Perak here.

Also gracing the event were HRH Raja Permaisuri Perak Tuanku Zara Salim, HH Raja DiHilir Perak Raja Iskandar Dzurkarnain Sultan Idris Shah, and HH Raja Kecil Tengah Perak Raja Dato’ Seri Iskandar Raja Ziran @ Raja Zaid.

Perak Menteri Besar Dato' Seri Saarani Mohamad and wife Datin Seri Aezer Zubin, Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu, Orang Kaya Bendahara Seri Maharaja, Gen. (Rtd) Dato' Seri DiRaja Tan Sri (Dr.) Mohd. Zahidi Zainuddin and wife Toh Puan Datin Seri Diraja Puan Sri Rasiah Md. Nor, State Assembly Speaker Dato’ Mohammad Zahir Abdul Khalid and wife YBhg. Datin Aznee Abu Samah, State Secretary Dato' Ahmad Suaidi Abdul Rahim and wife Datin Che Fauziah Ahmad, State Financial Officer Dato' Mohd Zaki Mahyudin, State Exco Members, Perak Senators, and heads of state and federal departments were also in attendance.

Also present were Agriculture and Food Security Ministry Secretary-General Dato’ Seri Isham Ishak, Farmers’ Organisation Board Chairman Dato’ Wira Mahfuz Omar, Farmers' Organisation Authority Director-General Amir Matamin, and Deputy Director-General of Development Fauzi Badron.

The launch marks a strategic step towards strengthening the rice and padi industry ecosystem in support of the national food security agenda.

The centre’s redevelopment is in line with the government's aspiration of ensuring national food security via the sufficient, high-quality, and easily accessible production of certified padi seeds to farmers nationwide.

The PPN Perak Certified Padi Seed Production Centre involved a government allocation of RM12.72 million, with an annual production capacity of 5,000 metric tonnes of certified padi seeds, and is expected to be fully operational by May 2025.

This centre is one of four new centres developed by the Farmers’ Organisation Authority in an effort to strengthen the national certified padi seed ecosystem.

Overall, these four centres are expected to contribute 28% of the nation’s certified padi seed requirement, equivalent to 20,000 metric tonnes annually. With an annual production capacity of 1 million bags (20kg/bag), the four centres can support padi cultivation over an area of 142,857 hectares nationwide, and significantly reduce reliance on third-party suppliers.

Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu, in his speech, expressed confidence that with the establishment of the Certified Padi Seed Production Centre in Parit Buntar, development in the district will accelerate.

The Certified Padi Seed Production Centre is not just for farmer institutions, but serves the entire community. He believes in the power of collaboration and the importance of forging strong ties with local, national, and global partners. This PPN Perak centre will stand firmly as a reference centre where high-quality certified padi seeds that meet the needs of the farming community are provided.

Source : Corporate, SUK Perak.