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Day: December 20, 2022

KEEPING SEED SHARING ALIVE

Picture below shows CAP's organic farming field officer Theeban Gunasekaran with heirloom seeds (Kacang Itik seeds) from farmer Cheah Sin Chor’s organic farm in Kelantan. The seeds were graciously shared by Mr Cheah with a home gardener Sam, who then shared them with CAP. These seeds will be grown and in turn, shared with others. Sharing seeds help to preserve heirloom varieties and protect...
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“AGROECOLOGY FOR ALL: Initiatives in Malaysia” – CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION OF PENANG

THEEBAN GUNASEKARAN Understanding Nature Through Insects Theeban Gunasekaran considered himself lucky to have received first-hand training from experts in agroecology. The training was followed by more in-depth learning, exploring and sharing, all of which raised him to the position of an organic farming field officer of the Consumers Association of Penang. He said the learning experiences had...
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CAP calls on the Penang government to cancel the cable car project and improve public transport and amenities

Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) calls on the Penang State Government not to build a cable car connecting Botanical Gardens to the Penang Hill summit as it will have serious consequences for our environment and health. The well-being of the people and the integrity of our environment should not be sacrificed at the altar of tourist dollars. The provision of a cable car would lead to the...
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