Spicing up dreams: A mother’s journey into pepper farming
By Shcully Williams Pilai Black pepper farming is a famous cultivation activity among the local people of Sarawak. This activity has become the primary source of income for rural communities to support their families. Nevertheless, this group finds it challenging to help the children’s education or meet the household’s needs due to the rising costs of […]
New economic networks vital to market pepper products
BETONG: Sarawak needs to establish new economic networks to enhance pepper farming where it holds significant potential for generating revenue and creating a sustainable impact on the pepper planters. Deputy Minister of Youth, Sports and Entrepreneur Development Datuk Gerald Rentap Jabu said that the state possesses abundant resources, particularly in pepper production, and thus should […]
Expand land utilisation for pepper planting
KUCHING: The Sarawak government has to provide more land for extensive pepper cultivation to accommodate the current demand for pepper supply. Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin said that the production and exportation of pepper products must be increased as pepper has high potential to be developed further. “More land in Sarawak should […]
Soil type determines product quality
By Tania Lam & Umie Syazwanie Mohd KUCHING: Land selected or explored for the cultivation of pepper requires certain specifications as this affects the quality of pepper. In saying this, Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin explained that the quality of pepper grown was affected by soil type, irrigation, and other factors. “If […]
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 […]
