Indonesia: MFC Opar project proves Sarawak can modernize the agriculture industry

Published 2024년 12월 5일

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The Metropolitan Food Cluster (MFC) has launched a pilot project in Sarawak, Opar, aiming to modernize the region's agriculture and food industry. Initiated after dialogue sessions and a 2022 visit to the Netherlands to study MFC models, the project seeks to add to the GDP, ensure food safety, and reduce dependence on imported food. Developed as a public-private-community partnership, the project features advanced technologies like AI-controlled greenhouses, IoT sensors, and climate suction boxes, with the goal of empowering local smallholders and promoting a sustainable, integrated circular economy.

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LUNDU: The Metropolitan Food Cluster (MFC) pilot project developed in the Opar area in this district is to show that Sarawak can develop its agriculture and food industry in a modern way. Minister of Food Industry, Commodities and Regional Development (M-FICORD) Dato Sri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom said the project is not only to contribute to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) but also to ensure food safety. "If we are too dependent on imported food products, for example our rice is now 70 percent dependent on imported rice from Vietnam, India. "If these rice producing countries face the issue of climate change they may not be able to export their rice to us. "That's why we need to modernize our agricultural industry to ensure our food safety," he said at the Ground Breaking Ceremony for the Development of the MFC Opar Project in Kampung Stungkor Baru here, today. Dr Rundi added that the MFC Opar project which was inaugurated today is unusual and new for Sarawak, especially the farming ...

Source: Utusanborneo