KUCHING, May 23 — Sarawak is turning towards utilising oil palm by-products as raw material to produce fertiliser, animal feed and source of energy. Sarawak Food Industry,...
KUCHING, May 23 — Sarawak is turning towards utilising oil palm by-products as raw material to produce fertiliser, animal feed and source of energy.
“At this juncture, we are focusing on animal feed so that we can reduce the price of meat and other products that is being imported or obtained locally,” he told a press conference at the sidelines of the State Assembly sitting here today. “With this capacity, they are able to produce 100,000 metric tonnes per year that will be about 10 per cent of what is required in the State,” he said.
“From there on, we can also develop fertiliser and so on ,” he said, adding that research and development in the state’s agro sector would need to be strengthened in order to improve the quality of the products.
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