Where your veggies come from: Sweat and toil of a farmer in Cameron Highlands

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CNA visited a farmer at Cameron Highlands, who shares the challenges of growing, harvesting and packing fresh produce every day, including ...

CAMERON HIGHLANDS: Before the first rays of sunshine hit his 20,000 sq m farm each day, Mr Liew Kee Chong is already awake.

The landscape at Cameron Highlands is a sea of green terraces tended by farmers. Some of them are local farm owners like Mr Liew, who are hands on and prefer to do things on their own. Mr John Liew helps his father with running the farm. He has promised to take over the farm when his father retires. He has worked at the farm for 30 years, and like always, will delay celebrating the Lunar New Year. He will meet his relatives at a later date when it gets less busy.“The farmers here are doing a hard job, and the income is not so good. Sometimes it is not enough to fulfil the needs of their families,” said Mr Liew. “We are a poor group, mostly,” he added.

 

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