Tuaran: The people need to leverage on the application of biotechnology in the agriculture industry to increase harvests and generate income, says Science, Technology and Innovation (Mosti) Minister Datuk Seri Wilfred Madius Tangau Saturday.He said the use of biotechnology could expose entrepreneurs to the latest planting technology system while contributing to the development of modern agriculture.
"I am proud of the technology introduced by the National Institute of Biotechnology Malaysia (NIBM) that can be adopted by the public through workshops. Thus, I hope the facilities developed can benefit all," he said when launching Mosti's second phase of its Social Innovation Workshop, the application of a fertigation system, in Kampung Lapasan, near here.
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During the event, he also witnessed the handing over of a plant nursery facility by the Malaysia Agro-Biotechnology Institute (ABI) to Koperasi Bela Rakyat (Kobera).
Tangau said the modern state-of-the-art facility built on a two-hectare land was equipped with a high-technology fertigation system which used a sensor in its cultivation nursery for vegetables such as red chillies, okra and eggplant as well as pineapples.
He added that the facility could also be utilised as a basic technology transfer centre for the tissue culture method.
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