Embrace new ways, Rundi tells smallholders
SIBU: Smallholders must embrace a commercial approach and adopt modern technologies going forward so as to improve the rural economy. Food Industry, Commodity and Regional Development Minister Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom said presently smallholders are still practising subsistence farming and having small plots of farms that are both scattered and fragmented. “Thus, I […]
Dr Rundi hopes for more funding for ministry
KUCHING: Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom hopes that more funding will be given to his Ministry of Food Industry, Commodity and Regional Development under the new federal government. He said this was because his ministry received the allocation alongside programmes through Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry, Ministry of Rural Development, and Ministry of […]
Modern farming crucial for better income
TELANG USAN: Farmers are urged to be involved in modern large-scale agricultural activities that generate better income. In making the call, Food Industry, Commodity and Regional Development Minister Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom said the Dayaks especially, are hard-workers but not many have succeeded in improving the family’s socio-economic status. “Many farmers today prefer […]
Ministry’s name change to spur interest in agriculture says Dr Rundi
KUCHING: The recent name change to the Ministry of Food Industry, Commodity and Regional Development was to spur interests in agriculture among Sarawakians. Minister Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom pointed out the ministry’s previous name was confined to agriculture thus food industry and commodity are rarely associated. He also said Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan […]
Over 30,000 pigs culled as of Aug 16 to curb ASF spread
KUCHING: A total of 32,204 pigs have been disposed of as of Aug 16, says Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom. The Minister for Modernisation of Agriculture and Regional Development said this strategy was successful in curbing the African Swine Fever (ASF) disease in Limbang and Kapit, in which no new cases were reported. However, […]
Farmers’ system and mentality need to change
DALAT: The mindset of society, especially farmers, need to change and they need to embrace technological advances and accept that money can be made from agriculture. Making this call, Minister for Modernisation of Agriculture and Regional Development Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom hoped that society would be forward thinking and engage in agricultural activities. […]
