Deputy minister visits EM Hornbill
KUCHING: Deputy Minister of Food Industry, Commodity, and Regional Development (M-FICORD), Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Ismail, recently visited the Feed Meal Factory and Hatcheries of EM Hornbill Sdn Bhd in Telaga Air. Also present during the visit were Deputy Director of the Livestock Development and Commodity Division of the Department of Veterinary Services Sarawak (DVS), […]
Carbon credit to be Vietnam’s revenue
KUCHING: Sales of carbon credit is set to be a new resource of revenue for Vietnam. According to the country’s Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry (MARD), Vietnam can sell 57 million carbon credits to international organisations each year, earning hundreds of millions in US dollar. The carbon credits can fetch up to US$5 each, according […]
Maxis, Mardi explore modern agriculture
KUCHING: Maxis has teamed up with Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) to collaborate and co-develop agricultural and agrifood based solutions. Both parties will leverage each other’s capabilities to integrate engineering and ICT in projects for a sustainable and competitive agricultural industry. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between Maxis and MARDI recently […]
Boat operation training for 30 BOMBA men
BATANG LUPAR: Thirty personnel from the State Fire and Rescue Department (BOMBA) are undergoing boat operation training programme here from Sept 22 to 24. State BOMBA director Datuk Khirudin Drahman stated that the training was designed as a preparation for the department’s personnel and assets in facing the Northeast monsoon season. He said the training […]
Disbursing incentive and aid based on increased productivity
KUCHING: Aid and incentives should be given to farmers and fishermen based on their performance in the food production chain, says Datuk Dr Stephen Rundi Utom. The Minister for Modernisation of Agriculture and Regional Development shared that this could motivate them to continue producing high quality products. “We need to move towards giving incentives and […]
Mardi to expand R&D at plant factory
SERDANG: The Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (Mardi) is set to expand research and development (R&D) at its plant factory on several aspects such as energy efficiency and alternative energy, mechanisation and the Internet of Things (IoT). Mardi Senior Research Officer Mohammad Abid Ahmad said prior to this, they had conducted R&D on production […]
Passion vital for success
BY NOOR SYAHHIRA HADY KUCHING: An entrepreneur must have passion for business to succeed, said the winner of the Chief Minister’s Women Entrepreneur Award 2020, Kansar Karar also known as Kina. “I started my business in 2009 with no financial backing from the government or any organisations. “I have to admit it was tough to […]
Mardi discovers method to control weedy rice
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (Mardi) has found a method to control the ‘padi angin’ or weedy rice which has become a threat to the national paddy industry. Mardi director-general Datuk Dr Mohamad Roff Mohd Noor said the weed was an inevitable threat due to its dispersal through seed contamination. “Weedy […]
