Author: Othman Ibrahim

Swiftlet farmers need patience, tons of money

GEDONG: Swiftlet farming is easier than keeping cats, said swiftlet farmer Lapau Tagok. “You have to feed the cats but not the swiftlets. But swiftlet farmers must be very patient as we are not sure whether the birds will return to our farms or not,” he said. In addition to

A successful pineapple planter at 30

By Othman Ibrahim He’s only 30 years old but Mohd Nazrin Kamel is already a successful pineapple planter.    He is able to earn RM15,000 a month each time pineapples on his 20-acre farm near Gedong are harvested. Every month, Mohd Nazrin’s pineapple farm is able to produce about 5,000 pineapples