New technology needed to spice up Sarawak's pepper industry, says Fadillah

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof (left) and Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg (second from left) greeting guests at the former's Hari Raya open house in Kuching. - Photo: ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE / The Star

KUCHING: New technology and methods are needed to boost the pepper industry in Sarawak, says Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.

The Deputy Prime Minister said this included the use of new hybrid planting materials and greenhouses to increase production while reducing labour.