TELUPID: .Its Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ronald Kiandee said, in this regard, more strategic partnerships should be forged between government departments and agencies and private companies involving the B40 community. The Beluran Member of Parliament said even though there were such an industry in rural areas, it has not been fully utilised by the B40 group.
Ronald said as of last year, a total of 13,635 swiftlet houses nationwide have registered with the Veterinary Services Department, of which 3,413 were in Sabah, while 2,143 premises, including 373 in the State, have obtained the Malaysia Good Agricultural Practices certification.“The industry exported 5,905 metric tonnes of bird’s nests last year with a value of RM1.8 billion, an increase of RM400 million from RM1.385 billion in the previous year.