Sarawak launches first fig garden

Going green: Sudarsono planting a fig tree during the launch of the garden, comprising food trees for birds like the hornbill.

KUCHING: Sarawak’s first ever fig garden was launched here with the aim to grow the fruit trees to feed birds, including the state’s mascot, the hornbill.

The garden was created out of a 7.2ha degraded patch of forest within the Kubah National Park and Matang Wildlife Centre boundary, just 25km from the city centre.