Plant a new career chilli Normahiran

PASSION deep into business, encourage skill Nor Yusoff daring decision to leave his career as a promotions manager in a record company in the capital.

Starting with the company's paid-up concert, Nor turn to boutique business skill and distributor of frozen foods.

Reviewing the agricultural sector that contributes to the national income, Normahiran choose to switch working chili and chili padi.

Planting chilli fertigation concept in land area 1,500 square feet in Dengkil, Selangor.

To date, more than 1,000 trees Normahiran have red chilli and chilli Semerah 990 research Institute of Malaysia Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI).



Getting advice from fertigation farming, Agribaze Fahim Director, Abd. Rahim Ariff, who act as mentors.

Nor skill that also Edar Enterprise Administration Manager Nur said he chose red chilli 990 unusual because of its size, reaching nine inches.

"Despite the large 990 types of chilli but precocious because it can be harvested after two months and a half removed from the polybag nursery," he said when met at the plant's site in Sungai Merab, Kajang, Selangor.

990 kinds of chili is quite low only 0.5 meters (m) of each tree can produce up to five kilograms of chillies every tree.

Using mixed media and fiber rice husk fertilizer mixtures A + B for optimal results.

In addition to chili, Nor skill also planted 300 sticks Semerah cayenne purchased from Mardi.

"In the beginning I issued capital of RM10, 000 for the purchase of equipment for 1,000 children fertigation chili plants.

"These include fertigation equipment such as polybag, husk, rice husk, manure A + B, pipelines, pumps, Moss peat soil and pesticides," he said.

Although less than a year cultivating chilli fertigation, Nor skill in collaboration with Abd. Rahim plans to hold courses fertigation farming.

Nor skill, said he plans to hold courses fertigation crops including chilli, tomato, rock melon on every Saturday and Sunday.

"We will hold a course in a small group of 12 participants to facilitate convergence.

"The course was held in this site will facilitate the participants to do hands-on training," he said, which has provided the module to guide the crop.

Extensive experience

Nor skill, said the course will be conducted by Abd. Rahim, who has extensive experience in conceptual planting fertigation.

He will also teach how to plant the right starting from nursery up to care and harvest.

"For those interested in conducting crop fertigation, we also sell all the items of equipment such as media cultivation of rice husk and coir, compost A + B and chilli seeds are sown," he said.

Those interested in the course can contact Eddie crop fertigation 017-369 2237