Tapping on China’s big demand for our durians and pineapples

A file picture of a Top Fruits Sdn Bhd employee holding a sample of local durian used for the company’s food product. The company has access to exporting durians to the Chinese market.

KUCHING: Sarawak is inviting investors from mainland China to venture into large-scale planting of pineapple and durian, which are of great demand in their country.

State Modernisation of Agriculture,Native Land and Regional Development Ministry permanent secretary Datuk Ik Pahon Joyik said Sarawak needed injection of capital from overseas investors and smart farming techniques in commercial cultivation of pineapple and durian which the ministry had identified as the selected fruit crops in the next five to 10 years.