Tag: MPB

Empowering the pepper industry

By Sarah Hafizah Chandra & Nur Shazreena Ali KUCHING: The Malaysian Pepper Board (MPB) will continue to empower the pepper industry and implement more programmes to encourage target groups to venture into pepper cultivation. MPB director-general Stanley Liew Joo Kong said that the programmes will focus on providing exposure to the target groups on how […]

Pepper farmers welcome govt aid

By Sarah Hafizah Chandra & Nur Shazreena Ali KUCHING – The Malaysian Pepper Board (MPB) on Monday (Sept 28) distributed Prihatin Economic Stimulus Package vouchers to pepper smallholders.  The pepper farmers can use the vouchers to buy the things they need for their respective farms at selected shops appointed by MPB. New Sarawak Tribune talked […]

Ministry still providing assistance

BUILDING SMALLHOLDER FARM ROADS KUCHING: The Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities (KPPK) is still providing assistance to build smallholder farm roads (JLPK) for private commodity smallholders under the ministry, namely those involved in oil palm, rubber, pepper, cocoa and kenaf implemented throughout West Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak. Its Minister Datuk Dr Mohd Khairuddin Aman […]