CAMERON HIGHLANDS, MALAYSIA: Vast tea plantations spread out over Malaysia's rugged highlands where a network of greenhouses harvests fruit, vegetables and flowers and crops nestled in the hills. At first glance, the scenes present a picture of idyllic rural life in the Cameron Highlands, a hill station in the tropical Southeast Asian nation established during British colonial rule. "I have been farming for 40 years and this pandemic is the worst crisis I have experienced," Chai Kok Lim, president of the Cameron Highlands Vegetable Farmers Organisation, told Agence France-Presse. FIGHTING FOR SURVIVAL This picture taken on July 7, 2021 shows a migrant worker inspecting a vegetable in Cameron Highlands in Malaysia’s Pahang state. Chai of the farmers' organization said that Malaysian consumers will ultimately be the ones impacted by the crisis.

Source: Manila Times July 16, 2021 14:37 UTC