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Adding value to furniture industry

KUCHING: The Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation (STIDC) is focusing on empowering downstream timber operations to develop the state’s furniture industry. “Efforts are being intensified by STIDC to develop the timber industry to a high value-added industry to achieve the projected export value of RM8 billion in 2030,” said Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah […]

Developing Sarawak’s forest plantation: Global help in R&D welcomed

KUCHING: Sarawak’s utmost agenda in industrial forest plantation development should be on testing alternative species and regimes, pest and disease resistance, and with short and long rotation for different wood quality and timber products as well as the restoration of degraded land. In saying this, Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg emphasised that […]

Forest plantations strategy to ensure sustainability

KUCHING: Intensively and sustainably managed forest plantations will have to play a significant role to meet the increasing demand for wood products and avoid further reduction of natural forests, says Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg. “Sarawak is committed to preserving a good balance of forest for perpetuity, including the conservation of biodiversity […]

Learning institutions urged to develop forestry courses

KUCHING: Universities and training institutes need to work closely with the forest plantation sector to understand, prepare, and develop integrated industry-university training courses to provide skilled and motivated employees for the industry and to make the industry a success. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg, in saying this, pointed out that human capital […]

Acacia conference receives overwhelming response

KUCHING: The 3rd International Union of Forest Research Organisations (IUFRO) Acacia Conference here has received an overwhelming response from both speakers and participants from various agencies and institutions of 24 countries. Twenty-six oral papers and 14 poster papers will be presented during the three-day webinar. There will be two keynote addresses by Dr Sadanandan Nambiar from […]