Sarawak state expects rice yield boost


State Agriculture Department director Datuk Lai Kui Fong (second right) and Bayer CropScience marketing head Idris Abdul Karim (second left) exchanging the MOU documents, witnessed by Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Alfred Jabu (fourth left). — ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE / The Star

KUCHING: Sarawak’s rice yield is set to increase through a hybrid rice programme carried out in collaboration between the state government and Bayer CropScience.

The state Agriculture Department and Bayer CropScience signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the two-year partnership yesterday following a successful trial last year.

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