KPKB Aims To Increase Country's Rice Production
By Rosli Abidin Yahya

Bandar Seri Begawan - The National Paddy Cooperative Limited (KPKB) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) recently, which saw nine members appointed to its Board of Directors in the hope that they will strive hard to accept the national challenge of increasing rice production by as much as 30 per cent.

The newly elected board also voted Hj Osman Hj Omar as its chairman, Hj Ismail Hj Damit as deputy chairman, Pg Hj Abu Bakar Pg DP Hj Mohamad as secretary, Hj Abd Hamid Hj Abdullah as deputy secretary, Hazarnan Hj Abdullah as treasurer and Hj Janai Abd Rahman as deputy treasurer.

The board's two other new members are Hj Yusof Tahlil and Alli Bakar. The AGM was held at the Brunei Industrial Development Authority's Meeting Room, Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources, Beribi. In his acceptance speech, Hj Osman reminded all members that KPKB was formed in 1996 as site manager for paddy fields at Wasan, as offered by the former Director of Agriculture, Dr Hj Murni.

He said that the KPKB's vision and mission are envisaged to be in line with the Malaysian Padiberas National Berhad (Bernas) and its role as the custodian of Malaysia's paddy and rice industry. "KPKB hopes that it will be allowed to perform an important role in the national paddy and rice industry, while also assuming all social and commercial obligations, including conserving, maintaining and managing the national paddy or rice stockpiles," he stated.

He added that KPKB will propose to the government through the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources to provide micro-credit loans without collateral to paddy farmers. The cooperative will also apply to get quality paddy field lots so that it can plant at the rate of three' times a year.  -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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