41.   The state governments are failing in their duty if they continue to turn a blind eye to the millions of hectares of idle agricultural land under their jurisdiction.

42.   The State Governments in their enthusiasm have also come up with various incentives, including the use of idle land to boost food production.

43.   This was especially so now as the Government had called for everyone to fully utilise idle lands in the State.

44.   This, he said, would help them prepare for the cultivation of vegetables, particularly with the use of the hydrophonic method, on idle Government land.

45.   This is precisely the reason for the inability to compile national data on idle land.

46.   When land is in short supply, demand becomes great, thereby enhancing the significance of the idle land situation.

47.   Warning to utilise idle land or have it taken back, NEW STRAITS TIMES-

48.   When I had the land, it was not idle land.

49.   What about the millions of hectares of available idle land?

50.   With a little imagination, idle land can be developed into potential sites for farm and food production.