SHANGHAI: The Agriculture Department of Sarawak will carry out the research on feasibility of grape farming in Sarawak, a press statement said yesterday.
This was decided after the Sarawak delegation visited the Shanghai Shiquan Grape Association yesterday as part of their work visit to China.
Deputy Chief Minister and Minister of Modernisation of Agriculture, Native Land and Regional Development Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas who led the delegation said that the application of 2D barcode technology such as the QR code could enhance the demand and value of the products, said a press release yesterday.
The barcode technology allows consumers to easily access records of each agriculture product throughout its whole production chain. This technology could also be applied for cashless mobile payment and electronic agriculture product exchange process.
Uggah made this comment after a meeting with the management of Shanghai Agriculture Wholesale Market as part of an official visit by a State delegation led by himself to Shanghai and Shenzhen from 5 to 12 August.
During the meeting, both parties agreed on the need to foster greater interaction between the State and the agriculture wholesale market to enable a win-win co-operation.
The wholesale market could provide first hand intelligence on demand trends in China to help farmers and agriculture product suppliers to adjust their production to meet the actual demand.
Based on the input, agriculture research and development activities in Sarawak could be geared towards producing agriculture product varieties that fulfil the export market demands.
Earlier in the morning, the State delegation visited the Shanghai Shiquan Grape Association. The association shared techniques to produce and market grapes. This includes the use of sensor technology, greenhouse and fertilising techniques to control the environment to allow growth of more variety and higher quality grapes. This made the delegation decide that
Agriculture Department of Sarawak would carry out the research on feasibility of grape farming in the state, the press statement concluded.
