MIRI, Feb. 21 -- The Sarawak Miri Division Planters Association is expressing deep concern over the massive losses suffered brought on by the heavy rains before and during the Lunar New Year.
The association stated that 80 per cent of its planters' crops were damaged, which had severely impacted their income.
The association's secretary Chong Teck Shuin said the persisting torrential rain had left the planters here in helplessness and frustration as they could only harvest about 20 per cent of their crops.
"Most farms were flooded during the rainy period and these crops, unfortunately, were left in the pools of the water.
"If the crops remain in stagnant water for too long, the roots will begin to spoil, especially for leafy vegetables ...