Prime Minister Announces Financial Assistance For Second Generation of FELDA Settlers Business Today, Wed, 8 July 2020

Agrobank is set to extend its financial assistance facilities to the Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA) settlers nationwide following its collaboration agreement inked with FELDA during the celebration of national-level FELDA Settlers Day in Maktab Rendah Sains Mara (MRSM) FELDA Trolak yesterday.

Attending the event, YAB Prime Minister Tan Sri had announced a financial assistance scheme to help second generation of FELDA settlers to own their first home.

He said, “I am aware that one of the however housing unaffordability remains a major hurdle for crucial issues among FELDA settlers is most people intending to own a house especially for the financing for the new generation of low-income group in the agriculture industry.” FELDA settlers to own a home through the Program Pembiayaan Perumahan Gen- “As the main financier for this programme, Agrobank is erasi Baharu FELDA (PGBF). I want to offering financing up to 110%, with a financing rate at share some good news today. Agrobank base rate + 1% per annum, indirectly opens up has agreed to extend the terms of the opportunities for more FELDA settlers who are earning less financings and offer lower profit rates to than RM5,000 a month to own a home,” she added. eligible applicants.” The collaboration between Agrobank and FELDA is also Khadijah Iskandar, chief executive officer aimed to improve the economic position of FELDA settlers, of Agrobank said, “Driven by Agrobank’s by providing entrepreneurship and plantation financings goal to focus on programmes aimed at through Program Pembiayaan Mikro (Micro Financing) – supporting the unserved and under- Bukan Komoditi and Program Perladangan – Tanaman served communities, Agrobank is hon- Kelapa Sawit dan Getah. oured to collaborate with FELDA and came up with some innovative financing These programmes are aiming at developing entrepreneurial solutions to the FELDA community.” capacities and mindsets among the FELDA settlers and at the same time to increase the productivity of the settlers’ produc- Through the collaboration, Agrobank will tion in the agrofood, palm oil and rubber sectors. provide a home financing programme under PGBF to assist the second genera- “As a bank that understands agriculture better, Agrobank is tion of FELDA settlers nationwide to own committed to empowering the agro-community including the their first house without burdening them FELDA settlers through our unique and structured financing with the high upfront cost and profit rate. programmes. Hopefully through this collaboration, we would be able to help FELDA settlers to pursue their agro-based busi- “We believe that there is a growing desire ness ventures and at the same time to improve their socio-eco- for home ownership amongst , nomic status,” said Khadijah. FELDA Sedang Tambah Baik Kertas Putih , Rabu, 8 July 2020 Beliau berkata hasil kajian dijangka akan diperoleh dalam 1 hingga 2 bulan dan kemudiannya akan dibentangkan ke Parlimen. : Pasukan petugas khas Felda sedang mengkaji kaedah terbaik, yang antara lain bertu- “Kami mendapat maklum balas daripada semua juan memperkasa tahap kewangan dan kelestarian pemegang taruh termasuk daripada peneroka, organisasi. generasi peneroka, bank serta pelabur untuk mem- bentuk Model Baru Felda yang lebih baik,” katanya. Pengerusi berkata kajian itu juga bertu- juan bagi menambah baik serta melengkapkan Idris berkata perkara itu hasrat Perdana Menteri kekurangan yang terdapat dalam Kertas Putih yang Muhyiddin Yassin untuk memastikan Felda sentiasa dibentangkan di Parlimen pada April tahun lepas. mampan dan lebih berdikari pada masa akan datang. “Banyak pihak melihat dan berpendapat Kertas Putih (sebelum ini) tidak mencukupi untuk mengatasi Felda juga sedang melihat untuk menjadikan seko- isu Felda. Itu sebab kami perlu membuat satu kajian lah di tanah rancangan itu sebagai sekolah pintar untuk mendapatkan pandangan baru,” katanya dalam usaha untuk menyediakan latihan pertanian ketika menjadi tetamu program Ruang Bicara yang lebih berkualiti kepada generasi baru peneroka. disiarkan Bernama TV semalam.

Felda juga sedang melihat untuk menjadikan sekolah di tanah rancangan itu sebagai sekolah pintar dalam usaha untuk menyediakan latihan pertanian lebih berkualiti kepada generasi baru peneroka. Agrobank Longgarkan Syarat Pinjaman Perumahan Generasi Kedua FELDA - PM BH ONLINE, Jumaat, 10 July 2020

Yang turut hadir Menteri Besar , Datuk Seri , Menteri di Jabatan Per- dana Menteri (Ekonomi), Datuk Seri Mustapa Mo- hamed; Menteri Teknologi, Sains dan Inovasi, dan Pengerusi FELDA, Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh serta Ketua Peneroka FELDA Kebangsaan, Sulong Jamil Mohamed Shariff. Sambutan Hari Peneroka FELDA 2020 bertemakan 'Peneroka Perintis, Berani dan Suka Cabaran. Perdana Menteri juga hari ini melancarkan Lembah Herba yang menjadi sebahagian daripa- da Program Pembangunan Peneroka yang akan dilaksanakan di lima tanah rancangan di FELDA Wilayah Trolak membabitkan keluasan 9.7 hektar. "Pasaran juga tersedia dengan adanya dua syari- kat yang sudah dikenali pasti," katanya. SUNGKAI: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin berkata pemohon pinjaman perumahan menerusi skim "FELDA yang memiliki tanah pertanian luas mem- Perumahan Generasi Baharu FELDA (PGBF) punyai potensi amat besar untuk menjadi pener- akan menikmati beberapa kelonggaran syarat aju utama sektor pertanian pintar dan pengelu- daripada Agrobank termasuk kadar faedah aran makanan di negara ini. lebih rendah. "Kita percaya jika potensi ini dapat dibangunkan Perdana Menteri berkata, mereka juga akan sepenuhnya, FELDA akan menjadi antara pengel- mendapat kadar pembiayaan lebih tinggi iaitu uar makanan utama negara dan mewujudkan 110 peratus daripada harga rumah dengan jaminan bekalan makanan yang stabil. nilai maksimum RM300,000. "Di samping menjadi pengeluar komoditi utama Satu perjanjian persefahaman (MoU) dimeterai negara, kita juga ingin melihat FELDA bangkit dengan pihak Agrobank, hari ini untuk mem- sebagai pemangkin dan peneraju industri berikan kemudahan pinjaman kepada warga makanan berskala besar dengan menggerakkan peneroka bagi memiliki rumah sendiri. aktiviti perladangan berteraskan pertanian pintar dan aktiviti hiliran yang inovatif. "Saya sedar antara isu yang agak penting kepada warga FELDA ialah pembiayaan bagi Selain itu, Muhyiddin juga berkata, kerajaan Peri- generasi baharu FELDA untuk memiliki rumah katan Nasional (PN) menghargai sumbangan menerusi skim Perumahan Generasi Baharu besar FELDA kepada pembangunan negara FELDA (PGBF). sejak awal FELDA ditubuhkan hinggalah ke hari ini. "Pihak Agrobank bersetuju memberikan kelonggaran syarat pinjaman di samping men- Justeru, Perdana Menteri memberi jaminan awarkan kadar faedah yang lebih rendah kepada seluruh warga FELDA bahawa kerajaan kepada pemohon yang layak. Kadar pem- PN di bawah pimpinannya akan terus memberi- biayaan juga lebih tinggi iaitu 110 peratus dari kan sokongan padu kepada FELDA untuk bangkit harga rumah dengan nilai maksimum semula dan mengorak langkah dengan lebih RM300,000," katanya. gagah pada masa hadapan. Beliau berkata demikian ketika berucap mer- "Insya-Allah, berkat usaha kita bersama, FELDA asmikan Sambutan Hari Peneroka FELDA 2020 akan melakar kejayaan yang lebih gemilang Peringkat Kebangsaan di Dewan Besar Tun pada masa akan datang," katanya. Abdul Razak MRSM FELDA Trolak, di sini, hari ini. Good News For FELDA Settlers , Wed, 8 July 2020

“Applicants can get financing up to 110% of the value of a house with a maximum of RM300,000”

SUNGKAI: Eligible applicants for the Federal He also announced the setting up of a special Land Development Authority (Felda) New Gen- team to handle Felda-related issues. eration Housing (PGBF) scheme may get financ- ing of up to 110% from Agrobank, says Prime The team, he said, would be led by Tan Sri Abdul Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. Wahid Omar. This was among several benefits following the “Among their main focus is to secure Felda’s signing of a memorandum of understanding finances. They will present their findings to me with the bank yesterday. soon, ” he said. “Applicants can get financing up to 110% of the Other initiatives, he said, would see Felda collabo- value of a house with a maximum of RM300,000. rating with Universiti Putra to produce at least 3,170 entrepreneurs within five months. “Agrobank has also agreed to extend the terms of the loan for the PGBF scheme and offer lower “The government also allocated about RM200mil interest rates for eligible applicants, ” he said for upgrading and maintaining Felda settlers’ when opening the national level Felda Settlers plantations as well as RM45mil for the renovation Day at the Felda Mara Junior Science College and upgrade of Felda Asrama Semai Bakti in in Trolak near here yesterday.It was reported last Kuala Lumpur, Baru and Kuantan, ” he said. November that RM250mil worth of grants had been approved by the government to com- Also present at the ceremony were Minister in the plete 20 PGBF projects involving 4,794 houses. Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri , Science, Technology and Innovation Muhyiddin said he understood that this was one Minister Khairy Jamaluddin, Deputy Minister in the of the most important issues among Felda Prime Minister’s Department (Economy) Arthur settlers. , Felda chairman Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh and Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad “We want the settlers to be able to own their Faizal Azumu. own homes, ” he said. Kajian Petugas Khas Tambah Baik Kertas Putih FELDA - Idris Jusoh BERNAMA, Pasukan Petugas Khas Rabu, 8 July 2020 Lembaga Kemajuan Tanah Persekutuan (Felda) sedang mengkaji kaedah terbaik, yang antara lain bertujuan memperkasa tahap ke- wangan dan kelestarian organisasi itu, sekali gus memberi manfaat kepada peneroka.

Pasukan Petugas Khas Lembaga Kemajuan Beliau berkata hasil kajian itu dijangka akan diper- Tanah Persekutuan (Felda) sedang mengkaji oleh dalam satu hingga dua bulan dan kemudi- kaedah terbaik, yang antara lain bertujuan annya akan dibentangkan ke Parlimen. memperkasa tahap kewangan dan kelestarian organisasi itu, sekali gus memberi manfaat "Kami mendapat maklum balas daripada semua kepada peneroka. pemegang taruh termasuk daripada peneroka, generasi peneroka, bank serta pelabur untuk Pengerusi Felda Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh berkata membentuk Model Baharu Felda yang lebih kajian itu juga bertujuan bagi menambah baik baik,” katanya. serta melengkapkan kekurangan yang terdapat dalam Kertas Putih yang dibentangkan di Parli- Idris berkata perkara itu adalah hasrat Perdana men pada April tahun lepas. Menteri Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin untuk memasti- kan Felda sentiasa mampan dan lebih berdikari "Banyak pihak melihat dan berpendapat Kertas pada masa akan datang. Putih (sebelum ini) tidak mencukupi untuk men- gatasi isu Felda. Itu sebab kami perlu membuat Jelasnya Felda juga sedang melihat untuk menja- satu kajian untuk mendapatkan pandangan dikan sekolah-sekolah di tanah rancangan itu baharu," katanya ketika menjadi tetamu pro- sebagai sekolah pintar dalam usaha untuk gram Ruang Bicara yang disiarkan Bernama TV menyediakan latihan pertanian lebih berkualiti malam ini. kepada generasi baharu peneroka. FELDA Perlu Terokai Bidang Baharu Berita RTM, Selasa, 7 July 2020

Melalui Model Baharu FELDA, ia mengand- ungi teras utama ter- masuk Program Pembangunan Peneroka, Pengukuhan Koperasi FELDA dan penggunaan teknologi terkini dalam pertanian pintar.

SUNGKAI, 7 Julai - Perubahan semasa memerlukan FELDA meneroka bidang baharu yang dapat menjamin kehidupan peneroka dan tidak lagi hanya bergantung kepada hasil kelapa sawit dan getah. Melalui Model Baharu FELDA, ia mengandungi teras utama termasuk Program Pembangunan Pen- eroka, Pengukuhan Koperasi FELDA dan penggunaan teknologi terkini dalam pertanian pintar. Perdana Menteri, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin berkata matlamat utama untuk membantu peneroka meraih pendapatan lumayan. Projek tersebut menurut Tan Sri Muhyiddin melibatkan peruntukan RM1 bilion bagi tempoh 4 tahun. Memiliki tanah pertanian luas, FELDA turut berpotensi jadi peneraju pertanian pintar di samping menjadi pengeluar makanan utama negara. Itu peranan FELDA selain menjadi pengeluar komoditi utama negara. PM Muhyiddin Ajak Peneroka FELDA Bersama "Gali Lombong Emas" BERNAMA, Jumaat, 10 July 2020

TAPAH, 7 Julai -- Perdana Menteri Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin hari ini berkata Felda yang diumpamakan sebagai “lom- bong emas” tidak akan memberi manfaat sekiranya tidak “digali” oleh para peneroka. Justeru, Perdana Menteri yang bersetuju dengan perumpamaan yang diberikan oleh Pengerusi Felda Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh itu, mahu para peneroka tanah rancangan tersebut mencari khazanah yang tersimpan di “lombong emas” berkenaan. "Saya ingin membawa anda merenung seketika tentang harta berharga yang ada di depan mata kita semua. Harta ini adalah Felda. Saya setuju Felda yang boleh diumpamakan sebagai 'lombong emas'. "Namun lombong emas ini tidak memberikan apa-apa manfaat jika ia tidak ‘digali’ oleh kita semua untuk mencari khazanah yang tersimpan di dalamnya," katanya ketika berucap merasmikan sambutan Hari Peneroka Felda 2020 Peringkat Kebangsaan di Maktab Rendah Sains Mara (MRSM) Felda, Kampung Tun Abdul Razak di Sungkai, di sini hari ini. Dalam ucapan sulung sebagai Perdana Menteri pada sambutan berkenaan, Muhyiddin mengajak peneroka supaya bersama-sama berganding bahu meneroka dan mengusahakan khazanah tanah rancangan Felda yang mempunyai bermacam-macam potensi. Dalam ucapannya, Muhyiddin berkata Program Pembangunan Peneroka akan dilaksanakan di semua tanah rancangan Felda DI seluruh negara, melibatkan hampir 31,000 peneroka dengan peruntukan kerajaan berjumlah RM1 bilion bagi tempoh empat tahun. Katanya usaha itu susulan kejayaan projek rintis program tersebut di Felda Bukit Rokan, yang bermula pada November 2019 yang menunjukkan pencapaian memberangsangkan dan memberi manfaat langsung kepada lebih 300 peneroka. Muhyiddin berkata Felda yang memiliki tanah pertanian yang luas, berpotensi besar untuk menjadi peneraju utama sektor pertanian pintar dan pengeluaran makanan di negara ini. "Saya percaya jika potensi ini dapat dibangunkan sepenuhnya, Felda akan menjadi antara pengeluar makanan utama negara dan mewujudkan jaminan bekalan makanan yang stabil di samping menjadi pengeluar komoditi utama negara. "Saya juga ingin melihat Felda bangkit sebagai pemangkin dan peneraju industri makanan berskala besar dengan menggerakkan aktiviti perladangan berteraskan pertanian pintar dan aktiviti hiliran yang inovatif," katanya. Selain itu, Muhyiddin berkata sepanjang 64 tahun penubuhannya, Felda telah menerima pelbagai pengiktirafan hingga ke peringkat antarabangsa dan melakar kejayaan termasuk dalam soal mem- basmi kemiskinan, meningkatkan hasil komoditi negara serta meningkatkan taraf hidup masyarakat khususnya di luar bandar. Bagaimanapun, katanya selari dengan perubahan semasa, Felda perlu meneroka bidang-bidang baharu yang boleh menjamin kehidupan lebih baik buat semua warganya.

Katanya antara yang sedang dilaksanakan pada masa ini ialah Model Baharu Felda dengan teras utamanya terma- suk Program Pembangunan Peneroka bagi mendapatkan hasil baharu, pengurusan ladang melalui pengukuhan koperasi Felda dan penggunaan teknologi terkini dalam pertanian pintar. "Matlamat utama model baharu ini ialah untuk membantu peneroka meraih pendapatan tambahan yang lebih lumayan dan tidak lagi bergantung sepenuhnya pada hasil kelapa sawit dan getah. Apatah lagi dunia kini berde- pan dengan harga komoditi yang tidak menentu," katanya. Pada majlis itu, Muhyiddin turut menyampaikan empat anugerah iaitu Pencapaian Peningkatan Hasil Sawit Tahun 2019, Pencapaian Peningkatan Hasil Getah Tahun 2019, Purata Pendapatan Tertinggi Usahawan Felda Tahun 2019 dan Anugerah Keceriaan Kampung Felda Tahun 2019. Govt Will Continue Supporting Efforts To Revive FELDA - PM Muhyiddin BERNAMA, Tuesday, 7 July 2020

TAPAH, July 7 -- The (PN) government has given assurance to give undivided support to efforts to revive Felda and enable the agency to emerge stronger than ever before.

Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the efforts will also enable Felda to create greater success stories in future.

“I want to give assurance to all Felda settlers that the Perikatan Nasion- al government under my leadership will continue giving our undivided support to the efforts to revive Felda so that it will emerge stronger than ever before.”

Muhyiddin said this when launching the He said the government is implementing The government, he said, will continue national-level Felda Settlers’ Day 2020 the Felda New Model, including the to help create entrepreneurs from celebration at the Felda Trolak Mara Settlers Development Programme, to among the Felda community, and the Junior Science College (MRSM) in Sungkai garner new revenue, manage planta- authority, in collaboration with Univer- near here today. tions through the strengthening of the siti Putra Malaysia, will identify 15 Felda cooperatives and use the latest high-value entrepreneurial projects for As a preliminary measure to strengthen technology in smart agriculture. implementation with the aim of Felda's financial position, the prime minis- producing 3,170 entrepreneurs in five ter said, he has directed the setting up of The primary objective of the new model is months. a special team to address Felda issues to assist settlers to derive additional lucra- chaired by non-executive tive income through other high-value Muhyiddin said that to enable the new chairman Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar. crop and livestock projects and no longer generation of Felda settlers to have rely entirely on the yields of oil palm and their own house, Agrobank has “This team is working on identifying the rubber which are up against uncertain agreed to provide financing up to 110 best way to ensure the financial viability prices, he said. per cent of the price of a house with a of Felda that will benefit the entire settler maximum value of RM300,000. community,” Muhyiddin said. The prime minister said the pilot project of the Settlers Development Programme in Besides, he said, the government has The team, he said, will present him with a Felda Bukit Rokan, Negeri Sembilan, allocated RM286 million for infrastruc- report soon. which started in November last year, has ture projects in Felda land schemes shown remarkable achievement and across the country, and RM200 million Muhyiddin said he realised that Felda is in directly benefitted over 300 settlers. to upgrade and maintain roads in the a difficult position right now, but he settler farms. appreciates its significant contribution to “This successful pilot project will serve as a national development from the time the model for implementation in all Felda The prime minister said attention is also federal land development authority was schemes in the country, involving nearly given to the future of settlers’ children, set up 64 years ago. 31,000 settlers,” he said. and the government has agreed to allocate RM45 million to upgrade the He said the key successes of Felda were Muhyiddin said Felda has tremendous Felda Semai Bakti hostels in Kuala to eradicate poverty, improve the coun- potential to become one of the country's Lumpur, and Kuantan in try's commodities’ yield and raise the leading producers of food and guaran- caring for their educational welfare. living standard of the people, especially tee a stable supply of food as it owns those in the rural areas. extensive arable land. Earlier, Muhyiddin engaged in a virtual interactive session with settlers in four Muhyiddin also spoke of the govern- He said he wants to see Felda, in addition Felda regions, namely Kuala Tereng- ment’s efforts to enable Felda to explore to being the country's leading producer ganu (); Segamat (Johor); Jengka () and Alor Setar new areas that ensure a better life for all of commodities, rise as a catalyst and leader of a large-scale food industry by (). Felda settlers who have been hitherto driving plantation activities based on cultivating oil palm and rubber. smart agriculture as well as innovative -- BERNAMA downstream activities. Pasukan Khas Ditubuhkan Untuk Jamin Kelestarian FELDA - PM BH Online Selasa, 7 July 2020

SUNGKAI: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin berkata beliau mengarahkan penubuhan sebuah Pasukan Petu- gas Khas untuk mencari kaedah terbaik bagi memastikan kemapanan kewangan dan kelestarian FELDA. Perdana Menteri berkata pasukan petugas khas bagi menangani isu membabitkan FELDA itu akan dipengerusikan oleh Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar yang juga Pengerusi Bukan Eksekutif Bursa Malaysia. "Pasukan itu sedang berusaha mengenal pasti kaedah terbaik bagi menjamin kelestarian kewan- gan FELDA yang akan memberi manfaat kepada seluruh warga peneroka. Pasukan itu akan mem- bentangkan hasil laporan kepada saya dalam masa terdekat.

"Ini adalah sebagai langkah awal untuk memperkukuhkan kedudukan kewangan FELDA," katanya berucap merasmikan Sambutan Hari Peneroka FELDA 2020 Peringkat Kebangsaan di Dewan Besar Tun Abdul Razak MRSM FELDA Trolak, di sini, hari ini. Yang turut hadir Menteri Besar Perak, Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu; Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri (Ekonomi), Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed; Menteri Teknologi, Sains dan Inovasi, Khairy Jamaluddin dan Pengerusi FELDA, Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh serta Ketua Peneroka FELDA Kebangsaan, Sulong Jamil Mohamed Shariff. Sambutan Hari Peneroka FELDA 2020 bertemakan 'Pen- eroka Perintis, Berani dan Suka Cabaran. Sementara itu, Muhyiddin berkata, FELDA dengan ker- jasama Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) akan mengenal pasti 15 projek keusahawanan bernilai tinggi untuk dilaksanakan di kawasan tanah rancangan dengan pembabitan peneroka. Kerjasama itu menyasarkan 3,170 usahawan baharu dalam tempoh lima bulan dengan menggunakan fasiliti di Fakulti Pertanian UPM. Perdana Menteri yakin kerjasama itu akan mewujudkan peluang perniagaan dan pekerjaan baharu kepada warga FELDA, sekali gus meningkatkan pendapatan peneroka. Kerajaan akan terus membantu melahirkan usahawan berjaya dalam kalangan warga FELDA.

Kerajaan juga memperuntukkan RM200 juta untuk menaik taraf dan menyelenggara jalan kebun untuk manfaat peneroka di tanah-tanah rancangan FELDA seluruh negara. "Langkah ini dijangka akan meningkatkan produktiviti pengeluaran hasil peneroka dan mengurang- kan beban hutang peneroka selama ini yang terpaksa menanggung kos pembaikan jalan kebun," katanya. Selain itu, Muhyiddin berkata, bagi memelihara kebajikan pendidikan anak-anak peneroka, kera- jaan bersetuju memperuntukkan RM45 juta bagi menaik taraf Asrama Semai Bakti FELDA di Kuala Lumpur, Johor Bahru dan Kuantan. "Kita harap peruntukan ini dapat menyediakan kediaman yang lebih selesa kepada anak-anak pen- eroka dan seterusnya meningkatkan kecemerlangan pendidikan mereka," katanya. Pasukan Khas Tangani Masalah FELDA: PM Sinar Harian Selasa, 7 July 2020 Hadir sama pada majlis itu, Menteri Besar Perak, Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu; Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri (Ekonomi), Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamad; Menteri Sains, Teknologi dan Inovasi, Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar; Pengerusi Felda, Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh dan Ketua Peneroka Kebangsaan, Sulong Jamil Mohamed Shariff. Muhyiddin berkata, perubahan yang berlaku di sekeliling memerlukan Felda meneroka bidang-bidang baharu bagi menjamin kehidupan lebih baik kepada peneroka.

Katanya, antara yang sedang dilaksanakan pada masa ini ialah Model Baharu Felda yang bermatlamat utama membantu peneroka meraih pendapatan tambahan lebih lumayan tanpa bergantung sepenuhnya kepada hasil kelapa sawit dan getah. SUNGKAI - [DIKEMAS KINI] Kerajaan akan menubuhkan pasukan khas dalam menangani Muhyiddin berkata, Felda juga mempunyai isu-isu berkaitan Lembaga Kemajuan Tanah potensi besar menjadi peneraju utama sektor per- Persekutuan (Felda). tanian pintar dan pengeluaran makanan di negara ini kerana mempunyai kawasan pertani- an yang luas. Perdana Menteri, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin berka- ta, pasukan khas yang diketuai Tan Sri Abdul "Saya percaya jika potensi ini dapat dibangunkan Wahid Omar itu berusaha mengenal pasti kaedah sepenuhnya, Felda akan menjadi antara pengel- terbaik untuk menjamin kelestarian kewangan uar makanan utama negara dan mewujudkan Felda yang akan memberi manfaat kepada jaminan bekalan makanan yang stabil. seluruh warga peneroka. "Di samping menjadi pengeluar komoditi utama Menurutnya, pasukan khas tersebut akan mem- negara, saya juga ingin melihat Felda bangkit bentangkan hasil laporan mereka dalam masa sebagai pemangkin dan peneraju industri terdekat. makanan berskala besar dengan menggerakkan aktiviti perladangan berteraskan pertanian pintar "Saya sedar bahawa Felda sedang berada dan aktiviti hiliran yang inovatif," katanya. dalam situasi yang agak sukar pada waktu ini. Namun, saya juga amat menghargai sumbangan Dalam pada itu, beliau turut mengumumkan besar Felda kepada pembangunan negara sejak kelonggaran syarat pinjaman yang diberikan awal Felda ditubuhkan sehinggalah ke hari ini. oleh Agro Bank kepada generasi baharu Felda untuk memiliki rumah menerusi skim Perumahan "Justeru, saya ingin memberi jaminan kepada Generasi Baharu Felda (PGBF) dengan kadar seluruh warga Felda bahawa Kerajaan Perikatan pembiayaan 110 peratus untuk harga rumah ber- Nasional di bawah pimpinan saya akan terus nilai maksimum RM300,000. memberikan sokongan padu kepada Felda untuk bangkit semula dan mengorak langkah dengan Pada majlis itu juga, Muhyiddin turut melancarkan lebih gagah pada masa hadapan. Lembah Herba yang menjadi sebahagian dari Program Pembangunan Peneroka untuk dilak- "Insya-ALLAH, berkat usaha kita bersama, Felda sanakan di lima rancangan di Felda Wilayah akan melakar kejayaan yang lebih gemilang Trolak. pada masa akan datang," katanya ketika beru- cap merasmikan Sambutan Hari Peneroka Felda 2020 Peringkat Kebangsaan di Maktab Rendah Sains Mara (MRSM) Felda Kampus Tun Abdul Razak di sini hari ini. PM Unveils Financial Aid For New Gen FELDA Settlers To Own Home New Straits Time Tuesday, 7 July 2020 SUNGKAI: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today announced a financial assistance scheme to help new generation of Felda settlers to own their first home. He said Agrobank has agreed to extend the terms of the loan for the Felda New Generation Housing (PGBF) scheme. "I am aware that one of the crucial issues among Felda settlers is financing for the new generation of Felda settlers to own a home through the PGBF scheme. "I want to share some good news today. Agrobank has agreed to extend the terms of the loan and offer lower interest rates to eligible applicants. "An MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) will be signed with Agrobank today to provide residents with a loan facility to own their own home," he said, in his opening speech at the national-level 2020 Felda Settlers Day at Maktab Rendah Sains Mara (MRSM) Felda Trolak, here, today.

Present were Minister in the Prime Minis- The PGBF was announced by the ter's Department (Economy) Datuk Seri government in the 2013 Budget speech. Mustapa Mohamed, Science, Technolo- At the time, it entailed the construction gy and Innovation Minister Khairy Jama- of 20,000 houses which would be built in luddin and Deputy Minister in the Prime five years from 2013 to give an opportu- Minister's Department (Economy) Arthur nity to the new Felda generations to Joseph Kurup. own suitable and affordable homes.

Also present were Felda chairman Datuk The project was implemented via the Seri Idris Jusoh, Perak Menteri Besar design-and-build concept using the Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu and Industrialised Building System method on National Felda Settlers chief Sulong 2,023ha of Felda scheme land. Jamil Mohamed Shariff. In recognition of the country's long-serving settler services through the development of the land, Muhyiddin said the govern- ment has agreed to allocate RM200 million to upgrade and maintain the settler's agricultural roads on all Felda land settlers schemes nationwide. "By having this project, it would increase the productivity of the settlers' production and more importantly, reduce the burden of the settlers' debt over time as they have to bear the cost of repairing roads at their smallholdings. Muhyiddin said in order to have better education of the settlers' children, the government has agreed to allocate RM45 million to upgrade the Felda Semai Bakti Hostel in Kuala Lumpur, Johor Baru and Kuantan. "I hope this provision will provide children with more comfortable homes and further their educational excellence," he said. The Pagoh Member of Parliament said the government would continue to help produce successful entrepreneurs among Felda settlers. "Having said this, Felda in collaboration with the Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), will identify 15 high value entrepreneurial projects to be implemented in the Felda land area with the involvement of Felda settlers. "This collaboration is targeting a total of 3,170 new entrepreneurs over a five-month period using facilities at the UPM Faculty of Agriculture. "I am confident that this collaboration will create new business and employment opportunities for the Felda community, thus increasing their income," he said. As an initial step towards strengthening Felda's financial position, Muhyiddin said he had formed a special team to handle Felda issues which is being chaired by Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar. "The team is working to identify the best way to ensure the financial viability of Felda that will benefit the entire community. This team will present the reports to me soon," he added. Today's national-level Felda Settlers Day was themed "Peneroka Perintis, Berani dan Suka Cabaran" (Pioneer Settlers, Coura- geous and Love Challenges). The celebration was held under the 'new normal' due to Covid-19 with only 250 guests, including 110 settlers from 11 Felda regions, complying to the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) under the Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO). The speech by Muhyiddin was not only broadcast live on television but was also live-streamed at all 11 Felda regions. PM Unveils Financial Aid For New Gen FELDA Settlers To Own Home , Tuesday, 7 July 2020

SUNGKAI, July 7 — The Agrobank will be providing financial assistance for a new generation of Felda settlers to buy a house, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhy- iddin Yassin announced today. He said Agrobank has agreed to extend the terms of the loan and offer lower interest rates to eligible applicants under the Felda New Generation Housing Project (PGBF).

“The loan rate is now 110 per cent higher than the house value with a maximum of RM300,000. “A Memorandum of Understanding will be signed with Agrobank today to provide the settlers with a loan facility to own their own home,” he said at “The government also agreed to spend RM45 mil- the Felda Mara Junior Science College, Tun Abdul lion to upgrade the facilities at the Asrama Semai Razak Campus in Trolak here to mark Felda Set- Bakti Felda in Kuala Lumpur, Johor Baru and Kuan- tlers Day 2020. tan,” he added. RM1 billion for development In order to strengthen the financial status of Felda, Muhyiddin also said that he had established a spe- cial team to manage the issues faced by settlers, Muhyiddin also said that the government is allo- which will be chaired by Tan Sri Abdul Wahid cating RM1 billion for a period of four years to Omar. continue the Felda Settlers Development Pro- gramme following the success of the scheme initi- ated last November, which benefitted 300 settlers Enabling new generation of entrepreneurs at the Felda Bukit Rokan in Negri Sembilan. Muhyiddin also said that Felda will be working “This programme will be continued at all Felda together with University Putra Malaysia (UPM) to nationwide, which is expected to benefit 31,000 identify 15 high-value entrepreneurial projects in settlers,” he added. order to produce more successful entrepreneurs. “This cooperation targets 3,170 entrepreneurs in a period of five months, who will be allowed to use RM200 million for roads, RM45 million for hostel the facilities in the UPM Agricultural Faculty,” he facilities said. The Pagoh MP also said the government is allocat- Also present at the launching today were Perak ing RM200 million to upgrade and maintain the Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu, Min- roads at the Felda plantation nationwide. ister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed, Science, Technology and “This will help to increase the productivity of the Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin, Deputy produce and at the same time reduce the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department for Eco- burden of the settlers who all this while bearing the nomic Affairs and Felda chair- cost to repair the roads,” he said. man Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh. FELDA Mampu Jadi Peneraju Industri Makanan Berskala Besar ASTRO AWANI Selasa, 7 July 2020

SUNGKAI: Sektor pertanian pintar merupakan salah satu cabang yang mampu dikuasai Felda. Perdana Menteri, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin berkata, peneroka Felda perlu memanfaatkan tanah per- tanian yang luas bagi membangunkan potensi itu. "Saya percaya jika potensi ini dapat dibangunkan sepenuhnya, Felda akan menjadi antara pengel- uar makanan utama negara dan mewujudkan jaminan bekalan makanan yang stabil. "Di samping menjadi pengeluar komoditi utama negara, saya juga ingin melihat Felda bangkit sebagai pemangkin dan peneraju industri makanan berskala besar dengan menggerakkan aktiviti perladangan berteraskan pertanian pintar dan aktiviti hiliran yang inovatif," katanya.

"Kerajaan bersetuju untuk memperuntukkan RM200 juta bagi menaik taraf dan menyelenggara jalan pertanian kebun pen- eroka di tanah-tanah rancangan Felda seluruh negara”

Beliau berkata demikian ketika memberikan ucapan perasmian sambutan Hari Peneroka Felda 2020 peringkat kebangsaan di Maktab Rendah Sains Mara (MRSM) Felda, Kampus Tun Abdul Razak di Trolak, Sungkai. Dalam majlis itu, Perdana Menteri turut mengumumkan beberapa bantuan dan peruntukan sebagai penghargaan kepada peneroka, antaranya naik taraf jalan pertanian kebun dan bantu- an pendidikan anak-anak peneroka. "Kerajaan bersetuju untuk memperuntukkan RM200 juta bagi menaik taraf dan menyelenggara jalan pertanian kebun peneroka di tanah-tanah rancangan Felda seluruh negara. "Ia dijangka akan meningkatkan produktiviti pengeluaran hasil peneroka dan lebih penting akan mengurangkan beban hutang peneroka. "Di samping itu, bagi memelihara kebajikan pendidikan anak-anak peneroka, Kerajaan bersetuju memperuntukkan RM45 juta bagi menaik taraf Asrama Semai Bakti Felda di Kuala Lumpur, Johor Bahru dan Kuantan," ujar beliau. Sambutan bertemakan 'Peneroka Perintis, Berani dan Suka Cabaran', diadakan dalam kebiasaan baharu dengan mematuhi prosedur operasi standard (SOP) Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan Pemuli- han (PKPP), dihadiri 250 tetamu, termasuk 110 peneroka dari 11 wilayah Felda. Govt Will Continue Supporting Efforts To Revive FELDA: PM Muhyiddin THE SUN DAILY Selasa, 7 July 2020 TAPAH: The Perikatan Nasional (PN) government has given assurances it will give undivided support to efforts to revive Felda and enable the agency to emerge stronger than ever before. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the efforts will also enable Felda to create greater success stories in the future. “I want to give assurance to all Felda settlers that the Perikatan Nasional government under my leadership will continue giving our undivided support to the efforts to revive Felda so that it will emerge stronger than ever before.” Muhyiddin said this when launching the national-level Felda Settlers’ Day 2020 celebration at the Felda Trolak Mara Junior Science College (MRSM) in Sungkai, near here today. As a preliminary measure to strengthen Felda’s financial position, the prime minister said, he has directed the setting up of a special team to address Felda issues chaired by Bursa Malaysia non-executive chairman Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar. “This team is working on identifying the best way to ensure the financial viability of Felda that will benefit the entire settler community,” Muhyiddin said. The team, he said, will present him with a report soon. Muhyiddin said he realised that Felda is in a difficult position right now, but he appreciates its significant contribution to national development from the time the federal land development authority was set up 64 years ago. He said the key successes of Felda were to eradicate poverty, improve the country’s commodities’ yield and raise the living standard of the people, especially those in the rural areas. Muhyiddin also spoke of the government’s efforts to enable Felda to explore new areas that ensure a better life for all Felda settlers who have been hitherto cultivating oil palm and rubber. He said the government is implementing the Felda New Model, including the Settlers Development Programme, to garner new revenue, manage plantations through the strengthening of the Felda cooperatives and use the latest tech- nology in smart agriculture. The primary objective of the new model is to assist settlers to derive additional lucrative income through other high-value crop and livestock projects and no longer rely entirely on the yields of oil palm and rubber which are up against uncer- tain prices, he said. The prime minister said the pilot project of the Settlers Development Programme in Felda Bukit Rokan, Negri Sembilan, which started in November last year, has shown remarkable achievement and directly benefitted over 300 settlers. “This successful pilot project will serve as a model for implementation in all Felda schemes in the country, involving nearly 31,000 settlers,” he said. Muhyiddin said Felda has tremendous potential to become one of the country’s leading producers of food and guaran- tee a stable supply of food as it owns extensive arable land. He said he wants to see Felda, in addition to being the country’s leading producer of commodities, rise as a catalyst and leader of a large-scale food industry by driving plantation activities based on smart agriculture as well as innovative downstream activities. The government, he said, will continue to help create entrepreneurs from among the Felda community, and the authori- ty, in collaboration with Universiti Putra Malaysia, will identify 15 high-value entrepreneurial projects for implementation with the aim of producing 3,170 entrepreneurs in five months. Muhyiddin said that to enable the new generation of Felda settlers to have their own house, Agrobank has agreed to provide financing up to 110 per cent of the price of a house with a maximum value of RM300,000. Besides, he said, the government has allocated RM286 million for infrastructure projects in Felda land schemes across the country, and RM200 million to upgrade and maintain roads in the settler farms. The prime minister said attention is also given to the future of settlers’ children, and the government has agreed to allocate RM45 million to upgrade the Felda Semai Bakti hostels in Kuala Lumpur, Johor Bahru and Kuantan in caring for their educational welfare. Earlier, Muhyiddin engaged in a virtual interactive session with settlers in four Felda regions, namely Kuala Terengganu (Terengganu); Segamat (Johor); Jengka (Pahang) and Alor Setar (Kedah). - Bernama