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Lawas set to become key livestock hub with innovative buffalo, corn projects
Rohani (seated centre) listens to a briefing by project officers during her field visit.
LAWAS (Aug 1): Two agricultural projects under the Integrated Village Economic Development Project (Prospek) are expected to transform Lawas into a key livestock producer in Sarawak, according to advisor to the Sarawak Premier's Office for the Rural Projects and Programmes Monitoring Division, Datuk Seri Rohani Abdul Karim.
The projects — buffalo farming in Kampung Long Tuan and corn cultivation in Kampung Long Kachu — are part of efforts to establish the Limbang Division as a producer for iconic livestock.
During a site visit to Ulu Trusan on Thursday, Rohani highlighted the innovative approach of the buffalo farming project, which features Malaysia's first buffalo pen constructed with concrete pillars.
'This is a buffalo farming project, and we are seeing a new site being opened with pens made from concrete. If implemented, it would be the first of its kind in Malaysia,' she said during the visit, which followed a briefing held at Seri Malaysia Lawas Hotel.
Rohani was accompanied by Lawas MP Dato Henry Sum Agong during the visit to the Prospek sites.
On the corn cultivation project, Rohani noted that 13 participants from Kampung Long Kachu are involved in planting activities spanning 13 acres.
The corn serves a dual purpose: export to foreign markets and livestock feed for the Lawas area.
'The participants have applied for additional allocations, as their corn crops support both export sales and livestock feeding needs,' she explained.
Rohani, a former Minister of Women, Family and Community Development and previously Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industries, praised the creativity shown by local participants, describing the projects as highly successful.
Encouraged by the positive developments, she pledged to submit a report supporting applications to expand both projects in the Trusan area.
'These projects underscore the government's commitment to sustainable rural economic development through agricultural and community empowerment,' she said.
The Prospek projects in Lawas are expected to generate additional income sources for rural communities while contributing to Sarawak's agricultural output and food security. farming Lawas livestock PROSPEK
