Helping farmers to sell produce new main focus: Uggah
SERIAN: The State Farmers’ Organisation (SFO), under its new management, will focus on helping farmers, breeders and fishermen to sell their produce. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said this would be one of the organisation’s primary tasks. “The organisation has a new chairman, Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Ismail. He is also the […]
Increasing our marine resources
KUCHING: The Sarawak Marine Fisheries Department on Wednesday released over 5,000 seabass fry at Telaga Air waters as part of efforts to increase marine resources in the area. Its director Bohari Leng said the mangrove swamp ecosystem and good water quality in the area were suitable for breeding the fish species. In addition to increasing […]
Cattle breeding planned for Kampung Merembeh
BAU: Kampung Merembeh here has been identified as a suitable location for breeding cattle. For a start, the programme will be carried out under the state’s Agricultural Facilitation Fund (AFF). A staff member of Bau District Council, Angnes Jonep, said the idea to imitate Kundasang in Sabah came after a working visit there. She said […]
Hi-tech buffalo breeding in the works
LAWAS: Sarawak aims to take its buffalo breeding industry to a higher level and the state government has identified strategies to propel it. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said these included bringing in breeding stocks from countries such as Australia or India. Uggah, who is also Modernisation of Agriculture, Native Land and […]
