First factory in Sarawak to produce halal mozzarella cheese

KUCHING: Sarawak is set to have its first cheese factory, producing halal mozzarella cheese from buffalo milk. Minister for Food Industry, Commodity and Regional Development, Dato Sri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom said an area had been identified in Lawas for the construction of the facility. “Maragang (area) has a lot of suitable buffaloes. Smallholders have […]

State welcomes proposal to be buffalo cheese producer

KUCHING: Sarawak welcomes a proposal by the Rural Development Ministry to boost its buffalo breeding programme by producing premium buffalo cheese, Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said yesterday. He said the proposal would augur well for the state’s ongoing breeding programme in Limbang, where there are over 5,000 heads of swamp buffaloes […]