Take advantage of the latest technology for pepper yield levels in Malaysia

Small farmers in Sarawak are advised to switch from conventional methods of pepper cultivation to smart agriculture SERIAN: Farmers who cultivate pepper crops on a small scale are advised to switch from conventional methods to the latest technology to increase the yield of the commodity in Sarawak. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said that Sarawak is the main producer of pepper in Malaysia with 98 percent of the area where the commodity is grown in this state. Following that, he said, Sarawak became the country's main exporter of pepper and was able to offer attractive prices for pepper and pepper-based products. "Sarawak until now is the largest producer of pepper and we are the main exporter of pepper where pepper (Sarawak) is accepted as a type of premium pepper marketed in Korea and European countries with a better price. "The area of pepper crops in Sarawak involves 8,007 hectares or 98 percent (of the entire country's crop area) which includes a total of ...