MELAKA: The state government is hoping to save its traditional belacan (shrimp paste) industry by looking into aquaculture to address the shortage of shrimp along the historic city’s coast, says Datuk Norhizam Hassan Baktee.
The state Agriculture, Agro-based, Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Committee chairman said the declining geragau population is affecting shrimp paste production, which is one of the state’s most lucrative cottage industries.
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