Mutual assist to the fore
Camaraderie doesn’t happen by accident; developing a strong sense of trust, accountability, and togetherness around team goals requires intentional effort. – Don Yaeger, American author and public speaker Most longhouses in the Melupa basin, a Krian tributary in Saratok, are still practising ‘beduruk’ or mutual assist in many deeds, especially farming. These longhouses comprise three […]
Association helping OKU members in hydroponic farming
MIRI: Persatuan Orang Kurang Upaya Fizikal Miri or Miri Association of People with Disabilities (MAPD) is helping its members in agriculture via hydroponic farming. “As many disabled people are struggling to find employment, we foresee that through this farming (hydroponic farming) programme, they can find some hope in crop farming besides enhancing their skills in […]
Transporting farm produce to wider markets
BETONG: The construction of the Short Take-off and Landing airports (STOLports) undertaken by the Sarawak government in the state will enable fresh farm products to be transported to a wider market. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said the one to be built in Spaoh was in tandem with plans to […]
Fatimah visits pineapple farm in Dalat
DALAT: Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister, Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah on Saturday (Aug 21) visited a pineapple farm at Kampung Sungai Kut Muara here. The 3.5-acre farm, which started in 2018, belongs to Justino Peter Bagang, 31, and his elder brother Zimmy. It is planted with 50,000 MD2 pineapples and […]
Kampung Skiat’s baby corn farmers get timely boost
BAU: Kampung Skiat’s baby corn farming initiative has received a boost in the form of a ploughing tractor. Tasik Biru assemblyman Datuk Henry Harry Jinep said the machine, worth RM83,000, was purchased using the Agriculture Facilitation Fund from the Modernisation of Agriculture, Native Land and Regional Development Sarawak Ministry. Fifty-eight residents of the village in […]
Go for commercial farming
KUCHING: The rural communities especially the Bidayuhs have been urged to take up commercial farming as a business venture. This is because agriculture is business, Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities II Datuk Willie Mongin pointed out. “Thus, it is time for the rural communities especially the Bidayuhs to venture into economic activities in […]
Perseverance pays off for figs trader
BY BARINA NANI & NUR HAZIRAH SHUKUR KOTA SAMARAHAN: Adhering to a Malay saying berbudi kepada tanah, tanah tak kan tipu (hard work will surely bear fruit), Adenan Bukra, who started planting only three fig seedlings, now has 300 fig trees at his Kuap Figs & Grapevine Garden farm. According to the 56-year-old, thanks to […]
Road to facilitate farming activities
PADAWAN: A farm road will be built for the people of Kampung Biya Jaber to go to their farms. “The project is under the rural transformation programme (RTP) and the cost of building it is RM500,000,” said Assistant Transport Minister Datuk Dr Jerip Susil. He said this after the earth breaking ceremony for the new […]
Gardening gives pure joy, surprising benefits
The Covid-19 pandemic has not been kind and has had negative impacts on various sectors. Nevertheless, it has encouraged people around the world to pick up new hobbies such as cooking, farming and gardening. In Malaysia, the movement control order (MCO) implemented in March last year gave many Malaysians a lot of free time at […]
Spawning a mushroom business
Whenever Mohammad Zakaria Jamsari wants fresh mushrooms, all he needs to do is just pluck some from his mushroom nursery. Operating in the backyard of his house here in Jalan Bukit Siol, Petra Jaya, Zakaria’s little farm has evolved into a small mushroom production hub. From hobby to serious business Starting off as just a […]
