Risda helps local entrepreneurs to expand business
MIRI: Entrepreneurs in rural areas should seize the opportunity provided by the government in its effort to develop the local economy and participate in the digital economy as the way forward.
Sibuti MP Ahmad Lai Bujang stressed this during his working visit to one of Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority ( Risda) Miri division’s guided entrepreneur, Ramlee Jinan at Kampung Kuala Sibuti about 45-minutes’ drive from Miri city yesterday.
Ahmad Lai commended Risda for aiding entrepreneurs in the rural areas to go seriously into the manufacturing of their products and urged the entrepreneurs to look into expanding their business digitally.
“The entrepreneurs really want to make their business work and with Risda’s assistance, the entrepreneurs are able to produce quality products to expand their markets and improve their incomes.
“Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg is stressing on digital economy and I believe that fishermen’s children are now well educated and able use the internet to help market their parents’ or family’s products not only locally but also globally,” he said applauding Ramlee’s determination in expanding and developing his business.
64-year- old Ramlee has been in the ‘keropok’ (crackers) making business for the past 12 years
The entrepreneurs really want to make their business work and with Risda’s assistance, the entrepreneurs are able to produce quality products to expand their markets and improve their incomes. Ahmad Lai Bujang, Sibuti MP
and has received assistance from Risda to buy equipment worth RM15,000 this year.
The equipment that he received were slicer, mixer, heavy duty blender, stainless steel pan, twodoor fridge, fish grinding machine and plastic sealer.
For his family- run business, Ramlee gets his supply of fish locally from some family members who are fishermen.
Ramlee products under the brand name ‘Along & Joy’ includes fish, prawn crackers, banana and potato chips, salted fish, ‘ keropok’, fruits dipping sauce, belacan (shrimp paste) and also layered cakes ( kek lapis) which he markets all over the state and the peninsular as well.
Also present yesterday was Risda Miri officer Mensan Belayong.