Ep119: A Vanilla Farm... in Penang?!

Loh Yi Jun, junandtonic.com | Ezra Tan, Kairos Agriculture

09-Jun-21 21:00

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On this week's show, we have Ezra Tan, the founder of Kairos Agriculture, the company behind Penang's first smart vanilla farm. He shares the story behind Kairos, how the farm marry technology and agriculture to promote the growth of their vanilla plants, and discuss the laborious, attentive process behind planting vanilla in Malaysia.

IMAGE SOURCE: Kairos Agriculture

Produced by: Loh Yi Jun

Presented by: Loh Yi Jun

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Categories: Education, Film, Food

Tags: breaking bread, vanilla farm, Kairos Agriculture, smart farming, agriculture, stages in harvesting vanilla,

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