Sweet venture bears fruit for three

Integrative effort: UMT Vice-Chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Nor Aeini Mokhtar and state assemblyman for Jabi, Mohd Iskandar Jaafar, visiting the kelulut and stevia farm in Besut. — Bernama

BESUT: Two years ago, three single mothers growing stevia at Kampung Tempini in Jabi nearly gave up when their venture almost turned bust.

The stevia they had been growing since April 2014 started flowering, an indication that the venture was failing.