Perlis Menteri Besar Azlan Man urged the people of Perlis to cultivate commercial plants at their homes to reduce daily expenditure.

He said among commercial plants that took a short duration to produce and were easy to manage were chillies, sawi, cabbages, kangkung and lemongrass.

“Gardening has yet to become a customary practice for the people of the state, although the government frequently talks of its importance.

"The products of this effort indirectly reduces daily expenditure while increasing one's income,” Azlan told reporters after launching the Urban Agriculture Campaign here today.

He noted that the public also needed to learn from those in neighbouring countries who carried out numerous modern agricultural practices which yielded high-quality products.

- Bernama