MBI URBAN FARMING PROJECT @ MASOORAT HILL

 

IPOH: The Masoorat Hill site urban farming is the first ‘Pilot Survey’ undertaken by Ipoh City Council (MBI) using the hydroponic and fertigation technology, here.

 

 

The project involved Perak Agriculture & Development Corporation (PPPNP) in collaboration with Green Valley Agriculture (Hydroponic & Fertigation) and Rymba Management & Leisure Sdn Bhd (Rock Climbing).

 

 

Datuk Bandar Datuk Rumaizi Baharin @ Md Daud made a visit to the Masoorat Hill site, to view the progress of the project.

Rumaizi said the idea of urban farming was initiated during the Covid-19 pandemic period, due to the decreased in import and export of raw materials and food product.

 

 

“At the moment, there are 650 pots of chilli planted within 7,000 square feet utilizing a cost of RM60,000 for construction,” he said.

He added that the Masoorat Hill which is located at the Kinta Valley was recommended for eco-tourism and an attractive hilly site for tourists in Ipoh.

 

 

“Currently, the council is engaging professionals in caving to study the historical cave and it is believed that saber tooth tiger fossil as well as graffiti are found, here.

“The council’s intention is to preserve the heritage of the cave structure rich with stalagmite and stalactite, and is declared to be the 19^th Geo-site within Kinta Valley Geopark,” he said.

 

 

 

 

 

GUA MASOORAT READY FOR URBAN FARMING

 

IPOH: After the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Ipoh City Council (MBI) and the Perak State Agriculture Development Corporation (PPPNP) in collaboration with Green Valley Agriculture and Rymba Management & Leisure Sdn Bhd, the parties will start off the “Urban Farming” project, held at Gua Masoorat, here.

The signing of the MOU between Datuk Bandar Datuk Rumaizi @ Md Daud and PPPNP director Yahanis Yahya was held at Urban Transformation Centre (UTC), here.

Also present were Green Valley Agriculture representative Lim Vee Shen and Rymba Management & Leisure Sdn Bhd executive director Megat Mohd Shahrin Mohd Hamdan.

 

 

Datuk Rumaizi said there are five areas located at the foot of the hill which has been approved during the Perak State Government Council Meeting (MMK) on August 5, specifically for urban farming.

“Among the named sites are – Gunung Masoorat, Gunung Rapat, Gunung Panjang, Gunung Laiang and Gunung Gunting.

“However, Gunung Masoorat is one of the areas identified for our first Pilot Survey for urban farming project which involved 17.663 ekar, located near to Kepayang Village and Gunung Lang.

“Other parties involved in this project are – Rymba Management & Leisure which will organize eco-tourism activity such as rock climbing at Gunung Masoorat while Green Valley Agriculture will focus on Hydroponic Garden and Fertigation around the Gunung Masoorat.

“The urban farming project is in line with transforming Ipoh City to become the cleanest by 2023,” he said.