Steady income for hardcore poor from sheep-rearing
6/10/2010 -- The Star
Ten hardcore poor participants are now earning RM1,000 monthly through their involvement in sheep-rearing full-time under the East Coast Economic Region Development Council’s (ECERDC) Agropolitan Pekan project.
ECERDC chief executive officer Datuk Jebasingam Issace John said the project’s pioneer participants of 30 orang asli families who were working part time on sheep farms were seeing an average monthly income of RM600.
He was briefing members of the Implementation and Coordination Committee (ICC) on the progress of projects under the East Coast Economic Region (ECER) development masterplan at a state-level ICC meeting here on Tuesday.
“About 100 hardcore poor families within the area will be relocated to new homes in Batu 8, Lepar by end of September. The houses are currently in the advanced stage of construction.
“Another 200 houses will be built in September for Agropolitan Pekan project participants who will be working in the nearby oil palm plantation. Construction is expected to be completed by September next year,” he said.
John also told the committee that ECERDC had been entrusted by the Government to undertake the conservation of Lake Chini, with Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) already appointed as the project consultant.
He said the council had been working closely with the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry as well as the state government to undertake the conservation initiatives since February.
“The measures include installing water quality and hydrology monitoring stations.
“Other plans will involve developing a fish-breeding nursery, constructing a research lab complex, replanting trees and cleaning up polluted rivers in nearby areas,” he said.
As for Kuantan Port City, he said work on the main infrastructure was going well with the water-pipe installation works in Gebeng industrial areas already completed in February.
The construction of Panching water treatment plant (Phase 1) was expected to commence next month, he said, adding that the infrastructure design works for Phase 2 of the Pekan-Peramu Automotive Industrial Park (AIP) project were also expected to commence in July.
The construction of Panching water treatment plant (Phase 1) was expected to commence next month, he said, adding that the infrastructure design works for Phase 2 of the Pekan-Peramu Automotive Industrial Park (AIP) project were also expected to commence in July.
On the human capital development programme, John said that almost 390 participants and over 30 companies in Pahang had registered under ECERDC’s Graduate Placement Opportunity (GPO) programme.
“About 1,000 participants from more than 30 companies have registered for the Employee Placement Programme (EPP), a job-matching programme.
“A total of 405 participants have been employed by participating companies,” he said.
“As for its Skills Training Programme (STP), almost 1,000 participants were now undergoing various types of skill courses in six training centres in the state,” he added.
Agropolitan Pekan ternak biri-biri Australia
Agropolitan Pekan ternak biri-biri Australia
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| Sebahagian masyarakat Orang Asli yang akan bekerja dalam projek Agropolitan Pekan melihat kumpulan pertama 649 ekor kambing biri-biri Australia di Runchang, Pekan, Pahang, semalam. - UTUSAN/Mahathir Ali |
PEKAN 23 Julai - Sebanyak 649 ekor kambing biri-biri baka Dorper tiba di tapak Projek Agropolitan Pekan di Runcang, dekat sini pagi ini setelah mengharungi perjalanan lebih 21 jam dari Melbourne, Australia.
Pengurus Bahagian Pembangunan Sosial dan Agropolitan Wilayah Ekonomi Pantai Timur (ECER), Mohd. Yusof Hidrus berkata, ternakan tersebut yang terdiri daripada 621 kambing jantan dan 28 ekor betina diterbangkan dari Australia menggunakan MasKargo.
Beliau berkata, kesemua biri-biri itu tiba di Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur (KLIA) di Sepang pada pukul 7 petang semalam sebelum dibawa ke sini pada pukul 12 tengah malam tadi dan tiba pukul 8 pagi ini.
"Kambing-kambing itu ditempatkan di enam kandang dengan setiap kandang mampu menempatkan lebih 100 ekor. Setiap kandang akan diselia oleh tiga peserta," katanya kepada pemberita di sini, hari ini.
Beliau berkata, kambing biri-biri itu akan diserahkan kepada 30 peserta Orang Asli pada 11 Ogos ini, manakala penyerahan kepada peserta bukan Orang Asli di Batu 8, Bebar dekat sini akan dilakukan pada September.
Menurutnya, seekor biri-biri Dorper betina berharga RM1,500 manakala biri-biri jantan berharga antara RM4,500 dan RM10,000 seekor.
Projek Agropilitan Pekan dengan kos keseluruhan RM90 juta bakal dimajukan di kawasan seluas hampir 2,000 hektar.
Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak dijadual melancarkan projek tersebut pada 4 Ogos ini.
Projek tersebut membabitkan penyertaan 1,450 keluarga termasuk 750 keluarga Orang Asli sekali gus mampu mewujudkan 5,000 peluang pekerjaan selain melonjakkan pendapatan isi rumah miskin tegar daripada RM350 kepada RM1,500 sebulan.
First Batch Dorper Sheep dari Australia untuk Perasmian PM Malaysia
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Pada 22 Julai 2009, kumpulan pertama kambing Dorper telah sampai ke Malaysia dari Australia yang telah dikendalikan oleh Syarikat MajorTrans Global (MTG). Kambing Dorper tersebut telah dibawa masuk khas ke Malaysia bersempena perasmian Pekan Agropolitan Project yang akan dirasmikan oleh Perdana Menteri Malaysia, Dato' Seri Najib Tun Abd Razak pada 4 Ogos 2009. Syarikat Agroman Ma N Man Resources telah terlibat sama sebagai perunding ternakan( Livestock Consultant) untuk ECER Development Council.
AGROPOLITAN PROJECT
Agropolitan is an initiative aimed at eradicating harcore poverty through various integrated agricultural and agro-based development projects.
The agropolitan initiative will be all-encompassing, involving the participation of the public and private sectors, universities and social institutions. The development will be backed by a main development centre with tertiary and secondary economic activities. In turn, the project will support employment growth and opening income opportunity for the population.
Activities and Projects
To achieve the above target, participants will be involved in two types of main activities:
Primary activities where each participating family (head of family) will be given shares of palm oil, rubber and cocoa;
Secondary activities where each participating family (the dependents) will be involved in crops, livestocks, and tourism.
Support activities : These centres, Collection, Processing and Packaging Centres (CPPC), and Collection and Marketing Centres (CMC) will undertake product grading, product planning, inventory control, packaging, distribution and export management for agricultural products.
The agropolitan initiative will be all-encompassing, involving the participation of the public and private sectors, universities and social institutions. The development will be backed by a main development centre with tertiary and secondary economic activities. In turn, the project will support employment growth and opening income opportunity for the population.
Activities and Projects
To achieve the above target, participants will be involved in two types of main activities:
Primary activities where each participating family (head of family) will be given shares of palm oil, rubber and cocoa;
Secondary activities where each participating family (the dependents) will be involved in crops, livestocks, and tourism.
Support activities : These centres, Collection, Processing and Packaging Centres (CPPC), and Collection and Marketing Centres (CMC) will undertake product grading, product planning, inventory control, packaging, distribution and export management for agricultural products.
The East Coast Economic Region
The East Coast Economic Region (ECER) covers the states of Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang, as well as the district of Mersing in Johor.
With an area measuring more than 66,000 sq km, the ECER covers more than half of Peninsular Malaysia. The ECER's population of about 3.9 million represents 14.5% of the total population of Malaysia.
A Master Plan was developed and will be the basis for guiding the development of this region over the next 12 years where it will be transformed into a major international and local tourism destination, an exporter of resource based and manufactured products, a vibrant trading centre, and an infrastructure and logistics hub.
The Master Plan also details measures to eradicate poverty, and improve incomes and distribution in a sustainable manner for ECER.
The ECER ’s distinctive natural resources, culture & heritage will form the basis for transforming the economy into one that is dynamic and competitive in light of greater regional and global competition and economic liberalisation
With an area measuring more than 66,000 sq km, the ECER covers more than half of Peninsular Malaysia. The ECER's population of about 3.9 million represents 14.5% of the total population of Malaysia.
A Master Plan was developed and will be the basis for guiding the development of this region over the next 12 years where it will be transformed into a major international and local tourism destination, an exporter of resource based and manufactured products, a vibrant trading centre, and an infrastructure and logistics hub.
The Master Plan also details measures to eradicate poverty, and improve incomes and distribution in a sustainable manner for ECER.
The ECER ’s distinctive natural resources, culture & heritage will form the basis for transforming the economy into one that is dynamic and competitive in light of greater regional and global competition and economic liberalisation
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