MUKAH: A traditional crackers `Tebaloi’ processing mill, here, received visitors from the farmers’ national bodies recently.
Visitors from National Farmers Association (NAFAS) and Farmers Organisation Board of Malaysia were led by its Chairman, Datuk Muhamad Salim.
The mill located at Kampung Tutus Ulu Mukah is one of the most established ‘tebaloi’ processing centres in the district. For readers’ information the main
ingredients for ‘tebaloi’ are sugar, sago flour and coconut.
Also in the delegation were NAFAS Assistant General Manager, Nik Mohd Shaharil Nik Mohd Hashin and the officials from the relevant ministries, State Agriculture Department and Sarawak Farmers Association.
On hand to welcome the visitors from West Malaysia were Mukah Division Area Farmers Organisation(PPK Mukah) General Manager Pakasa Agat, PPK Mukah Chairman Manuchihr Smith, and the local mills operators.
It is learnt that while in this Mukah division, the group also visited the Sago Pellet Processing Mill in Kampung Medong Dalat (PPK Dalat) and a traditional food processing mill in Daro District(PPK Daro).
Their two-day visit to the state was aimed to conduct a feasibility study on the local products especially those produced by the Melanau ethnics to be exported to the national and international markets.
According to Manuchihr, if they were found to meet the desired quality for export, they would market the products with the support of NAFAS.
“They were in the state and Mukah in particular to see the potential of the products produced by the locals. The status of the product must be Halal and Mesti (makanan sihat tanggungjawab industry) produced by the local PPKs. NAFAS will assist the identified local entrepreneurs under PPK to market them in the national and international markets,” Manuchihr pointed out.
