Sarawak claims to be the importer of 98 percent of the pepper grown in Malaysia

Published May 15, 2024

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Sarawak is set to increase its pepper plantation area to 8,015 hectares by 2023, a 1.8% rise from 2022, making it the primary supplier of pepper in Malaysia. The Minister's office has directed the Sarawak Land Development Board to develop a strategic downstream initiative for Sarawak pepper production and establish a modern mungkus factory to boost the industry. The Office of the Minister of Coastal and Regional Development has allocated RM1.72 billion for a new project of the Coastal Aging Jalai Program to improve infrastructure.

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By 2023, Sarawak will have 8,015 hectares of pepper plantations, an increase of 1.8 percent compared to 7,870 hectares in 2022. Composed by Rengayan Labang KUCHING: Sarawak is also a major exporter of pepper, supporting 98 percent of the pepper grown in Malaysia. The Minister of Consumer Industries, Commodities and Regional Development, Dato Sri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom Madahka, pointed out that by 2023 Sarawak will have 8,015 hectares of pepper plantations, an increase of 1.8 percent compared to 7,870 hectares in 2022. "Registered for the new Geographical Identification (GI) as well as the 'profiling' method that is required to be used to maintain the Sarawak pepper brand in trade. "World demand for Sarawak pepper is higher than that of Japan, China, Taiwan and South Korea," he said. He said that the matter was about concluding the M-FICORD jury with the Aum Kunsil Nengeri (DUN) here, here. I have just learned that, the pan Sarawak sponsorship of the export of taka nyual is a ...

Source: Utusanborneo