TAMBUNAN: A 20,000-acre commercial farm is one of the efforts to increase agricultural yield in the district here.
Deputy Chief Minister I and Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Industry, Datuk Seri Dr Jeffrey G. Kitingan said there are 39 to 40 grazing fields around Tambunan which can be one big farm for cultivating commercial crops.
For a start, he said eight grazing fields would be used for coconut cultivation in collaboration with the Malaysian Kuwaiti Investment Corporation (MKIC) Sdn Bhd to commence at the end of this year.
“In addition, we have also identified an area in Solibog that provides facilities for the Rural Development Cooperative (KPD) and suitable as the first agricultural produce collection centre in Tambunan,” he said when officiating the 2023 Tambunan District Level Kaamatan Festival Celebration at Pisompuruan Open House, here, recently.
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“We will develop a new internet access system called TVWS, which is to fill the empty space called white space on the television network by including internet access.
“The programme will be made in areas to be identified at the end of this year with the aim of getting internet network coverage in rural areas, especially schools, covering 20 to 30 km of network access,” he said.
In the event, five special awards were presented to individuals and companies who were successful in agricultural activities, namely ginger downstream operator, Henry Charles; rice and vegetable operator, Norika Tajim and freshwater aquaculture project operator, Nicholas Denis.
Community Based Tourism (COBT) operator, Oswald Iking; Tagal Tradisi Management, Sylvester Dosis and the Independent Operator Category, Maxcimus Michael also received the awards.
Also present were Assistant Minister to the Chief Minister Datuk Abidin Madingkir, Tambunan District Officer Sobitun Makajil and Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Industry Permanent Secretary Robert Stidi.
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