The Sarawak government through the Department of Agriculture and Sri Aman Development Agency (Sada) is ready to work with entrepreneurs to expand hydroponics farming to Sri Aman, said Datuk Dr Malcolm Mussen Lamoh.
The Deputy International Trade, Industry and Investment Minister said hydroponics farming, a modern agriculture method that involves the cultivation of plants without using soil, can be replicated anywhere across the state including in Sri Aman.
"Sri Aman has a lot of potential now with the new road connectivity and it is also well known for some local vegetables that can be grown on a larger scale. It will be good if we can replicate hydroponic farming somewhere in Sri Aman so that we can build up the quantity for a sustainable and reliable food production," he told a press conference after a working visit to Emma Hydroponics Farm in Batu Kawa here today.
The Batang Ai assemblyman is also looking to introduce hydroponic farming in his constituency, which is known for aquaponics, to combine both for a more sustainable form of agriculture. "While waiting for the fish to grow to market size, the farming entrepreneurs can also generate an income through hydroponic farming where the vegetables are ready to be harvested in less than two months."
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