Dr Rundi: Secure supply deals with factories to make pineapple, coconut cultivation sustainable

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Malaysia’s Minister of Food Industry, Commodity and Regional Development emphasized the importance of securing supply agreements between farmers and processing factories to ensure sustainable cultivation of pineapple and coconut. This approach aims to enhance commercial sustainability in commodity farming.

BINTULU (July 13): Pineapple and coconut cultivation can only become sustainable commercial crops if farmers have guaranteed market access through formal supply agreements with processing factories, said Dato Sri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom. The Minister of Food Industry, Commodity and Regional Development proposed that farmers’ associations negotiate supply agreements directly with processing factories to ensure [...] The post Dr Rundi: Secure supply deals with factories to make pineapple, coconut cultivation sustainable appeared first on Borneo Post Online.