Around the groundbreaking ceremony of the Agricultural Project Site (Fertigation) and the opening ceremony of Rh. Jungan Anak Mitoh which was officiated by Dato' Seri Tiong King Sing, Member of the P217 Bintulu Parliament on 15 October 2022.

The event was part of the Borneo Zone Adoption Agriculture Programme organised by the Faculty of Humanities, Management and Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia Bintulu Campus (UPMKB) with the involvement of the Rh Jungan community and the University Community Transformation Centre (UCTC) UPM.

The Borneo Zone Adoption Agriculture Programme lasted six months (6) in phases from June 2022 until December 2022. It is a platform to share information with the community to promote UPM's expertise to enhance UPM's image especially in agriculture and agricultural products. There are four (4) projects implemented and involving all levels of society and age groups, namely Fertigation Agriculture, Education and Personality, Entrepreneurship and Child Development.

During the ceremony, YB Dato' Seri Tiong King Sing approved a fund of RM100,000 to UPMKB to implement the Community Agricultural Skills Development Programme in the Rh Jungan, Bintulu, Sarawak.

Also present at the ceremony was Prof. Dr. Shahrul Razid Sarbini; Director of UPMKB Campus, Prof. Dr. Loh Teck Chwen; Director of UCTC UPM, lecturers and officers and students involved.

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Date of Input: 19/10/2022 | Updated: 19/10/2022 | lanz