Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, who is Minister of Modernisation of Agriculture, Native Land and Regional Development of Malaysia, made the call after visiting Borneo Aquaponics and Organic Farm in Bintulu.
Uggah said there is much potential for modern farming using aquaponics.
“This is one of our future directions, where fish waste can be circulated to become fertiliser and the fish water can be recycled back to the fish – a very interesting technology,” he said, adding that fish waste has been a big problem for local fish breeders in Sarawak.
Uggah said it is impressive how scientific methods have been introduced to control insects without using dangerous chemicals.
“They also have technology to catch insects, thus needing no insecticides,” he said.
He said the technology is very promising because society is now very conscious of the quality of food and the demand for organic food is consistently on the rise.
He said the future of vegetable growing is very bright with the introduction of nature-friendly technology that will boost both production and value.