Objective
- Addressing poverty through increased paddy and non-paddy crop yields.
- Rehabilitating idle and unused land for productive farming.
- Empowering paddy field owners and tenants through sustainable land use and income generation.
- Enhancing productivity through:
- Estate-style farm management
- Effective labor utilization
- Mechanized farming equipment
- Efficient and cost-saving use of agricultural inputs
- Establishing structured production operations to ensure consistency.
Concept and Future Challenges
Future Direction of Ladang Merdeka Management
- Transforming 30% of paddy land within the KADA region into Ladang Merdeka farms to enhance scale, efficiency, and sustainability.
- Privatizing the management of Ladang Merdeka to interested private parties or Pihak Berkuasa Kemajuan Pertanian (PPK) to improve operational effectiveness and reduce reliance on government oversight.
Ladang Merdeka Performance for the Year 2020 (Main Season 2019/2020)
| No. | LADANG MERDEKA | Participant | Performance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CULTIVATED AREA (ha) | AVERAGE YIELD (Tan/Ha) | TOTAL YIELD (Tan) | |||
| 1 | Ana 1 | 371 | 99.04 | 5.89 | 583.35 |
| 2 | Ana 2 | 127 | 39.25 | 6.08 | 238.64 |
| 3 | Ana 3 | 64 | 33.77 | 6.66 | 224.91 |
| 4 | Kolam | 125 | 38.18 | 4.93 | 188.23 |
| 5 | Senor | 111 | 40.44 | 7.62 | 308.15 |
| 6 | Bakong | 102 | 41.79 | 6.01 | 251.16 |
| 7 | Meranti | 134 | 35.67 | 6.20 | 221.15 |
| 8 | Ismail Mulong | 475 | 98.97 | 7.85 | 776.91 |
| 9 | Tok Limin | 84 | 11.74 | 6.28 | 73.73 |
| 10 | Manan | 184 | 31.18 | 6.74 | 210.15 |
| 11 | Bunut Susu | 44 | 7.78 | 5.20 | 40.46 |
| 12 | Tok Lebir | 53 | 7.20 | 7.51 | 54.07 |
| 13 | Jabil | 102 | 28.51 | 7.78 | 221.81 |
| 14 | Jelor | 159 | 38.52 | 2.39 | 92.06 |
| 15 | Teratak Pulai | 197 | 36.87 | 7.55 | 278.37 |
| 16 | Cherebu | 207 | 35.05 | 7.85 | 275.14 |
| TOTAL | 2,539 | 623.96 | 6.47 | 4,038.29 | |
Ladang Merdeka Performance for the Year 2020 (Off-Season 2020)
| Bil | Ladang Merdeka | Total Participant | Cultivated Area (Ha) | Average Yield (Tan/Ha) | Total Yield (Tan) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ana 1 | 319 | 79.26 | 6.68 | 529.86 |
| 2 | Ana 2 | 246 | 71.34 | 6.70 | 477.57 |
| 3 | Meranti | 197 | 50.18 | 6.66 | 334.20 |
| 4 | Ismail Mulong | 344 | 97.43 | 6.66 | 649.15 |
| 5 | Jabil | 116 | 41.14 | 6.97 | 286.71 |
| 6 | Cherebu | 163 | 42.84 | 6.66 | 285.43 |
| 7 | Jelor | 125 | 43.00 | 4.66 | 200.60 |
| 8 | Jejulok | 134 | 37.39 | 5.64 | 210.89 |
| 9 | Banggol Tok Esah | 128 | 35.42 | 6.30 | 223.16 |
| 10 | Bunut Susu | 80 | 7.78 | 3.93 | 30.58 |
| 11 | Tok Uban | 104 | 19.94 | 6.16 | 122.89 |
| 12 | Jelatok | 157 | 27.23 | 6.25 | 170.08 |
| 13 | Bechah Keranji | 144 | 28.34 | 6.56 | 185.85 |
| 14 | Guchil | 134 | 26.84 | 5.00 | 134.21 |
| 15 | Tok Lebir | 64 | 8.00 | 4.64 | 37.15 |
| 16 | Tok Limin | 84 | 11.75 | 4.16 | 48.84 |
| Total | 2,539 | 632.86 | 6.05 | 3,828.15 | |
Basic Infrastructure Information for Ladang Merdeka in 2020
| Bil. | Ladang Merdeka | Area (ha) | % Infra | Irrigation Channels | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project | Paddy Field | Length (m) | Density (m/ha) | |||
| 1. | Ismail Mulong | 115.49 | 98.97 | 14.30 | 9,247 | 93.43 |
| 2. | Tok Lebir | 9.37 | 6.95 | 25.83 | 1,718 | 247.19 |
| 3. | Jelor | 49.08 | 42.08 | 14.26 | 3,118 | 74.10 |
| 4. | Kolam | 43.17 | 38.19 | 11.54 | 2,464 | 64.52 |
| 5. | Teratak Pulai | 41.36 | 36.87 | 10.86 | 2,450 | 66.45 |
| 6. | Cherebu | 53.15 | 45.45 | 14.49 | 3,459 | 76.11 |
| 7. | Bunut Susu | 8.93 | 7.87 | 11.87 | 1,267 | 160.99 |
| 8. | Tok Limin | 14.77 | 13.21 | 10.56 | 1,874 | 141.86 |
| 9. | Meranti | 44.30 | 37.12 | 16.21 | 3,182 | 85.72 |
| 10. | Senor | 47.55 | 40.44 | 14.95 | 2,028 | 50.15 |
| 11. | Manan | 35.91 | 31.18 | 13.17 | 3,327 | 106.70 |
| 12. | Jabil | 33.24 | 28.51 | 14.23 | 2,207 | 77.41 |
| 13. | Ana 1 | 104.78 | 100.29 | 4.29 | 9,148 | 91.22 |
| 14. | Ana 2 | 44.97 | 39.25 | 12.72 | 4,554 | 116.03 |
| 15. | Ana 3 | 42.51 | 33.77 | 20.56 | 3,784 | 112.05 |
| 16. | Bakong | 43.11 | 41.80 | 3.04 | 3,018 | 72.20 |
| Total | 731.69 | 641.95 | 12.26 | 53,675 | 83.61 | |
| Bil. | Ladang Merdeka | Drainage | Road | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length (m) | Density (m/ha) | Length (m) | Density (m/ha) | ||
| 1. | Ismail Mulong | 5,940 | 60.02 | 10,925 | 110.39 |
| 2. | Tok Lebir | 731 | 105.18 | 1,806 | 259.86 |
| 3. | Jelor | 3,784 | 89.92 | 2,058 | 48.91 |
| 4. | Kolam | 2,070 | 54.20 | 5,340 | 139.83 |
| 5. | Teratak Pulai | 2,800 | 75.94 | 2,450 | 66.45 |
| 6. | Cherbu | 3,360 | 73.93 | 3,500 | 77.01 |
| 7. | Bunut Susu | 1,365 | 173.44 | 1,470 | 186.79 |
| 8. | Tok Limin | 553 | 41.86 | 1,884 | 142.62 |
| 9. | Meranti | 2,833 | 76.32 | 4,161 | 112.10 |
| 10. | Senor | 2,173 | 53.73 | 4,200 | 103.86 |
| 11. | Manan | 2,030 | 65.11 | 3,327 | 106.70 |
| 12. | Jabil | 1,558 | 54.65 | 2,231 | 78.25 |
| 13. | Ana 1 | 7,786 | 77.63 | 6,264 | 62.46 |
| 14. | Ana 2 | 3,010 | 76.69 | 4,560 | 116.18 |
| 15. | Ana 3 | 2,746 | 81.31 | 3,814 | 112.94 |
| 16. | Bakong | 3,752 | 89.76 | 2,558 | 61.20 |
| Total | 46,491 | 72.42 | 60,548 | 94.32 | |
Source : Buku Rumusan Perangkaan 2023
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Last Update : 26/01/2022