Don't rush to plant ketum: Mahdzir

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Rural Development Minister, Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid said the people should wait for the official decision of the federal government on the matter. theSun thesundaily ketum plantingketum medicinalpurposes

: Residents in rural areas in the state are advised not to rush into planting ketum on their land even though there are suggestions to allow ketum leaves to be exported for medicinal purposes.

“So, if the decision of the government later is in favour of exporting ketum leaves, only then we act according to the stipulated law,” he said. Mahdzir, who is also Padang Terap MP, said the planting of ketum trees by rural residents specifically in this district had been long carried out but he refuted claims there were new ketum farms or plantations opened.

 

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