MADA Switches to Dry Seeding as Drought Tightens Grip on Kedah’s Paddy Sector ALOR SETAR, April 2 — Facing prolonged dry weather and declining rainfall, Malaysia’s Muda Agricultural Development Authority (MADA) has shifted to dry direct seeding (DDS) for the first planting season of 2026 in an effort to sustain paddy cultivation across the region. MADA chairman Datuk Dr Ismail Salleh said the move was driven by critically …

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