SDG2
ZERO HUNGER
ZERO HUNGER
2.5 National hunger
2.5.1 Access to food security knowledge
Provide access on food security and sustainable agriculture and aquaculture knowledge, skills or technology to local farmers and food producers.
Provide access on food security and sustainable agriculture and aquaculture knowledge, skills or technology to local farmers and food producers.
- free
- paid
No. | Description | Evidence | ||||||||||||
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1. | The Sarawak government will work with Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) to improve agriculture and food production through research and technology. UNIMAS to set up a lab in a rural area to train young farmers to use new agriculture methods such as the Internet of Things (IOT). | |||||||||||||
2. | Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) has signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Asteel Resources Sdn Bhd (Asteel), and a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Craun Research Sdn Bhd (Craun). Through these agreements, Craun and Unimas can strengthen cooperation to produce more products based on sago and its waste, in addition to solving the agricultural challenges faced by smallholders, the main producers of sago in Sarawak. Therefore, to ensure this industry is viable and globally sustainable. Sago is an important commodity in Sarawak, having commercial potential not only for food needs, but also as an adhesive, fertiliser and bio-plastic. | |||||||||||||
