SERDANG, Aug 15 — The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industries (Mafi) will keep the Malaysian Agro Exposition Park (Maeps) open year-round as a permanent site for agro-tourism exhibitions.
Its minister Datuk Seri Ronald Kiandee said that for a start, they will make the paddy field pavilion as the adopted project of the Rice Industry Development Department together with Padi Beras Nasional Berhad (Bernas).
“The paddy pavilion will be made a permanent agro-tourism site to be promoted throughout the year and not just when the Malaysian Agriculture, Horticulture and Agro-tourism Exhibition (Maha) is held.
“This is a new approach that will be taken into account by the Mafi management to make Maha a prestigious and memorable expo,” he said at a press conference after the Maha 2022 closing ceremony at Maeps here.
He said this is because every time Maha ends, Maeps will be left deserted.
Earlier, as a token of appreciation to agencies and departments as well as exhibitors for making Maha 2022 a success, he presented three special awards — Best State Pavilion Award, Most Viral Segment Award and Highest Sales Award.
To make a difference in the Maha 2022 edition, another special award was given to the 1,100,001st exhibition visitor which went to Yaakob Man@Othman, a 67-year-old government retiree from Penang.
— Bernama
