Wednesday January 13, 2010
The Star
KUALA TERENGGANU: The Tereng-ganu Veterinary Services Department will develop the swiftlet industry as an additional means of raising income especially for Malays.
Department director Dr Azizol Mohd Sharun said the number of Malays in this industry was low.
“In Terengganu, Malays make up only 21% of entrepreneurs in the swiftlet industry. We would like to encourage them and help more of them get involved in the industry,” he said.
The department would request RM300,000 in aid from the state, and include the poor in swiftlet farming projects, he added.
He said the department might also provide infrastructure such as bird houses estimated to cost between RM15,000 and RM100,000 each.
The initial harvest could bring in between RM400 and RM500, he added. — Bernama
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