From Bekenu to the books: Porwosujarwati's legacy recognised in ‘Sarawak Women Book'
MIRI (Aug 2): Being featured in the 'Sarawak Women Book 2025 – Sarawak Women Creating Legacies' is something that local entrepreneur Porwosujarwati Suhaimi hails as 'a dream coming true'.
The 12th edition of the book was launched in conjunction with the Women's Day 2025 celebration on Thursday by State Minister of Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Sarawak Dato Sri Fatimah Abdullah in Kuching.
Porwosujarwati was among 27 outstanding women representing diverse professional backgrounds such as education, sports, public service and entrepreneurship.
The 40-year-old entrepreneur runs a successful duck farming and vegetable cultivation venture under the brand 'Watiza Agrofarm', based at Jalan Kampung Opak in Bekenu, Sibuti near here.
Watiza Agrofarm is among the notable Bumiputera-owned enterprises producing and distributing salted eggs that meet growing market demands in Bekenu and Miri.
In addition to duck farming, Porwosujarwati's operations include cultivating a wide range of vegetables and herbs including chillies, eggplants, okras, cucumbers, pumpkins, baby corns, jackfruit, lemongrass, turmeric, galangal, and also taro.
Among her key achievements this year was winning a business grant under the Rural Business Challenge (RBC) 2.0, where she was the sole recipient from Sarawak to be awarded the grant by the Ministry of Rural and Regional Development (KKDW).
'I would like to share this joy with everyone who has stood by me through the ups and downs,' said Porwosujarwati, hailing the award as 'a testament to what determination, hard work, and support could achieve'.
'This award proves that with effort, prayer, and support, nothing is impossible. Don't be afraid to dream big.
'Hard work is essential to achieving those dreams,' she said. entrepreneur Porwosujarwati Suhaimi Sarawak Women Book 2025
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