Posted on June 30, 2011, Thursday
A MODERN waste treatment system capable of treating waste produced by 35,000 standing pig population in the state will be ready by March next year.“This centralised system is designed to produce zero discharge while the biogas generated can be used to produce electricity,” said Minister of Modernisation of Agriculture Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Alfred Jabu in his winding-up speech here yesterday. He was referring to the implementation of integrated pig farming area project in the state. “To address the environmental pollution and to modernise the pig industry, the government has initiated a modern and integrated pig farming area at Pasir Puteh in Simunjan. “A world class standard abattoir compliant with Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point is ready for use,” he said.
According to Jabu, one of the key components of the project was the establishment of an anchor farm to supply high quality breed stocks for the relocated pig farmers, which had been in operation since 2009, and was now producing 6,000 breeders.
He added that pork produced in the pig farming area would cater for both local and export markets.
“Our contact in Singapore has indicated that the country is keen to import our pork and the AgriFood and Veterinary Authority of Singapore will audit the pig farming area when the slaughtering of pigs commences.
“As a pork producer, we have the competitive edge because of our freedom from major diseases,” he said.
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