2 licenses required for Swiftlet farming in Sarawak

Friday November 7, 2008
The Star

By JACK WONG

On swiflet farming, State Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department Mohd Naroden Majais said the Sarawak Forestry Corporation had identified 126 farmers who were breeding swiftlets in the cities and major towns.

With the exception of two, all are operating illegally.

“The Sarawak Forestry Corporation has received 44 applications for licences to breed swiftlets,” he told Andy Chua Chu Fatt (BN – Pujut).

He said two licences – one to build or maintain a building for swiftlet farming and the other for a commercial wildlife farm – were required for bird nest farming.