Kunak, Nov 24--The Sabah State Government is continuously putting effort to improve the income of farmers and raise the standard of living of people in the rural areas. Personnel from various government agencies and departments are frequently deployed to kampongs to assess how citizens in the rural areas make their living and evaluate areas where the government can channel resources to help them improve production.
This morning, personnel from the Agriculture Department, three from Kota Kinabalu and one from Kunak made a visit to Kampung Cenderawasih, about 9 kilometers from Kunak Town. They visited an entrepreneur processing cassava crackers and a sugar cane farmer.Kunak giant cassava crackers are mainly produced in Kampung Cenderawasih. Most of the product are sold locally especially at Simpang Empat Stalls and some are exported to other districts in Sabah, Labuan and Peninsular Malaysia. To date, the Department of Agriculture has built two mini cassava cracker factories for entrepreneurs in Kampong Cenderawasih.
Sugar cane in Kunak is grown mainly for producing fresh sugar cane juice and mostly sold at the two weekly markets in town, Pasar Rabu (Wednesday Market) and Pasar Minggu (Sunday Market).During their visit, the personnel told the sugar cane farmer that they will make recommendations to the Agriculture Department to assist him increase production, hence improve his monthly income. The recommended assistance includes a new sugar cane pressing machine, a freezer and resources for opening 2 acres of new sugar cane planting area.
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