Sarawak! - Borneo Talk

ScoreSarikei has already been makingsteady inroads as an important hubfor Sarawak’s agriculture programmewhich focuses on the development ofthe various agro-based food industrieswhere modern technology and massproduction is emphasized and thecommercialization of agriculturebeing accorded a priority. Sarikei’searly experience in food production,progressing from small to commercialscale in the last three decades, hasgiven it the added advantage overothers and a good head start forthe state current Second Waves ofDevelopment Programme.New tracts of arable land are beingopened up for commercial agriculturewhile new products are introducedin addition to the existing ones suchas cocoa, pepper, rubber, orange,pineapple, paddy, dragon fruit and oilpalm which are grown quite extensivelyand are yielding profitable returns tothose involved in this sector.It is envisaged that, the developmentof industries in the Sarawak Corridorof Renewable Energy (SCORE) inthe central region of this belovedState would create a new horizon ofopportunities for the people particularlythe people of Sarikei in the forthcomingyears. The demand for a largenumber of professional and skilledmanpower by SCORE means taking/making early preparation especiallyfor the youths in Sarikei Division to dowell in their studies up to tertiary levelespecially related to skills qualificationand requirements by SCORE’sindustries. Instilling the importanceof science-related disciplines andconditioning them to take on thevarious challenges and opportunities ofemployment and businesses offered atthis new industrial corridor is the criticalfocus of Sarikei in corroboration withthe State.Vast opportunitiesopened up asSCORE unfolds!Resident’s Office SarikeiTingkat 10, Wisma Jubli Mutiara, Jalan Bersatu, 96100 Sarikei, Sarawak, Malaysia.Tel: +6084 654371, 652787 & 651963 Fax: +6084 653204www.sarikeiro.sarawak.gov.myOct-Dec2011BorneoTalk | 15