Sarawak to develop 10,000ha of commercial bamboo plantations by 2030, says Abang Jo


STIDC general manager Zainal Abidin Abdullah (second left) and Rich Venture Plantation director Hii Wei Wen (right) exchanging the MOU documents, witnessed by Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg (second right). - ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE/The Star

KUCHING: Sarawak plans to develop 10,000ha of commercial bamboo plantations and 1,640ha of community plantations by 2030, says Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg.

The Sarawak Premier said this would ensure the sustainability of the bamboo industry under the state's post-Covid-19 development strategy.

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