Cheok Ban Lai is the founder of Agro Farm Technologies Sdn Bhd who is in his sixties. Before he set up Agro Farm Technologies Sdn Bhd, he used to be an engineer and devoted himself in construction industry for more than two decades and therefore, he is experienced in building material supply, construction operation and plumber engineering. He was raised in a small village which surrounded by natur
e. His childhood experience fostered his love of nature and he dreamt to own an agriculture farm and grow healthy vegetables since he was young. He decides to do farming out of a concern for the environment and for social justice from wanting to protect and take care of our earth, and to help all people have access to high quality, nutritious food. Even though he is not an expert in agricultural industry, he never stops to pursue his dream. At the very beginning, he owned a small family farm nearby his house, and he made use of the farm to discover the best vegetables growing method and he has successfully innovated his own method to grow vegetables. One day in year 2014, he went on a business trip to Kuala Kubu Bharu, and out of coincidence, he noticed a piece of land by chance. He was very satisfied with that piece of land as he planned to acquire the land to grow vegetables and to build his agriculture business. He is confidence as he knows that agriculture industry has the potential to be developed in Malaysia as it is one of the great contribution sectors to Malaysia’s economy. He then decided to accept the biggest challenges in his life which made him left construction industry and started his own agriculture empire with a few partners. Cheok and his partners never stop to enhance the skills and technology in order to make sure the farm can grow healthier vegetables with higher production. The agriculture business is more than just a job to them, it is a way of life that agriculturalists love. This passion stems from a deep pride in their work and the common purpose that all those in agriculture share to provide the world with quality food fuel feed and fiber. Nowadays agriculture industry requires the use of technology, science and engineering skills. Even though they faced many problems throughout the years, but they never gave up. They consistently do research and find solutions to solve the problems they faced. After few years of hard work, today, Agro Farm has successfully produced large number of vegetables everyday which has proven the great success of Mr.
