Kelulut (stingless bee) honey is increasingly recognised as a high-potential new commodity, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories), Dr Zaliha Mustafa.
She said at the opening ceremony of the Putrajaya Urban Agriculture and Kelulut Open Day on Saturday (Feb 1).
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She said at the opening ceremony of the Putrajaya Urban Agriculture and Kelulut Open Day on Saturday (Feb 1).
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00:00The day of the opening ceremony
00:12We will hold this opening ceremony for two days, today and tomorrow.
00:16This is a welcome ceremony for the 2025 Assembly of the Republic of Indonesia.
00:23It is the 51st welcoming ceremony.
00:26So today, this program is special for us to see the urban agriculture
00:32and also the fisheries, which I think our efforts to help the community.
00:38Among the programs that we carry out, one farm, one community.
00:43And we have also launched a blueprint about urban farming.
00:50And we have three farms with 17 actions.
00:56And this, as I said earlier, we will make this one farm as a training ground
01:03for those who are interested in getting involved in urban farming.
01:10And we see from the three farms that we involve the community
01:17as well as PBT and technology.
01:22And we see that the profit margins for these products are very high.
01:29And for example, last year we managed to produce up to RM100,000 for the community.
01:40And this I think we will develop because so far we have 10 farms.
01:45And after this, in our action plan, we will develop as much as possible
01:50to every community in Putrajaya.
01:54And we estimate this time, God willing, with the theme of urban agriculture,
02:00we hope in the next two days we will get more than 1,000 visitors
02:04to see the results that we plant here and what they can learn from here.
02:13And especially for this honey, I think the potential is quite big.
02:18So there are many products that we can produce from this honey,
02:23including beauty products, cosmetics,
02:27in addition to other results that can be good for health.
02:31And this I think also for several communities in Putrajaya,
02:36we can develop more for them to participate in the efforts of this honey.
02:43Is this urban only for Putrajaya?
02:46No, we plan to have it in all our milestones,
02:49namely in Kuala Lumpur, in Putrajaya and also in Labuan.
02:53And we usually cooperate with other agencies as well.
02:56Other agencies include KPKM, Mardi and others.
03:05How many communities are there in Putrajaya in total?
03:08We have three communities in total.
03:11There are six communities for urban farming,
03:14there are six sub-zones and six communities,
03:17plus ten farms.
03:19So YB, for this year, are there any plans to increase the number of urban farms?
03:24As I said earlier, we will continue to develop,
03:26because we have a blueprint,
03:28and our blueprint is based on three lines,
03:31and we have 17 action plans.
03:35This is what we will develop for each existing community in Putrajaya.
03:40As an ASEAN representative, what can you tell us about urban farming?
03:45Among the things we can do in ASEAN,
03:50we are also involved,
03:52especially in Putrajaya and Kuala Lumpur,
03:54and the results of these urban farming products
03:57can actually be exhibited
03:59and share the technology with other ASEAN countries,
04:05so that if they are interested, we can develop it.
04:08And I also see the results of HIRIRAN,
04:11the cosmetic products,
04:13we can also sell them in ASEAN markets.