S'wak sniffs out profitable brew, pumps RM3mil into coffee industry


KUCHING: Sarawak is looking into the potential of coffee being developed as a major product, says Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah.

He said coffee planting had been recorded in the state as early as 1867 during the Brooke era, while in more recent times the Agriculture Department had encouraged farmers to plant coffee.

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