| Izah Azahari |
THE 12th Legislative Council (LegCo) Meeting yesterday saw questions pertaining to the provision of budget allocation for the Fruit Industry in Brunei Darussalam as well as the Traditional Herb Research Centre which was raised by Legislative Council Member, YB Awang Haji Ramli bin Haji Lahit.
Answering the Legislative Council member was YB Dato Paduka Awang Haji Ali bin Haji Apong, Minister of Primary Resources and Tourism, who explained that the provision of $40,000 is mainly for research for support-staff services of fruit physiologists to carry out research work on physiology and agronomy, growth level research, pollination and fruit formation, including the control of quality and results.
Meanwhile, on the subject of the Traditional Herb Research Centre in Sinaut which has been allocated a total of $384,600 it is to carry out Research and Development (R&D) activities on potential herbs for traditional medicine and food supplements. Therefore, said the minister, the strategies relating to fruits and herbs are currently still in the stages of evaluation by the ministry, and the ministry is focusing more on high-productivity activities that can generate export.
“A total of 40 hectares of the Bio-Innovation Corridor (formerly the Agro Technology Park) area will be tendered to the public to create a proposal on what fruit crops they can develop and generate to increase production and, if possible, for export,” added the minister.
YB Dato Paduka Awang Haji Ali bin Haji Apong, Minister of Primary Resources and Tourism during the Legislative Council Meeting. – BAHIYAH BAKIR
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