KOTA KINABALU, May 23 (Bernama) —\u00a0The value of swiftlet bird\u2019s nests in the state is expected to increase when the Beluran Area Farmers Organisation\u2019s (PPK) swiftlet bird\u2019s nest processing centre begins operating this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sabah Farmers Organisation Board, Production and Business Unit head, Aqmal Asyraf Salleh said through the centre, the operators involved would stand to gain as the guaranteed purchase price of the bird’s nest could be increased to about RM4,000 per kilogramme (kg) and this could go higher according to its quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“If the\u00a0grade A swiftlet nest in the market is worth between RM3,000 to RM3,500 per kg, we can fetch higher\u00a0prices by the time the processing centre is ready because there is no need to send them over to the Peninsula for processing,\u201d he told Bernama when met at the\u00a0Malaysian Family Aspirations (AKM) tour programme at the Sabah International Convention Centre\u00a0(SICC) here which ends today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In June 2020, Agriculture and Food Industries Minister (MAFI) Datuk Seri Dr Ronald Kiandee allocated RM1.4 million for the upgrading of the Beluran PPK\u2019s swiftlet birds\u2019 nest processing centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When completed, the plant will benefit over 800 farmers in Beluran district and the surrounding areas..<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, Aqmal Asyraf said through JAKM, the Farmers Organisation Board, which is\u00a0an agency under MAFI, also gave visitors the opportunity to see a replica\u00a0of the swiftlet bird\u2019s nest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said the replica had attracted visitors to the MAFI booth, and many were interested to know more on how to start a swiftlet house project and the processes involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
— BERNAMA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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