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Agro-Biotechnology Division


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This division operates a biotechnology-based organic farm at Desaru, Johor via a joint-venture with a Johor state government-linked corporation, under the Bio Desaru Organic Food Valley, a fully integrated bio-agricultural development project.

Currently, the land is under cultivation with various types of organic vegetables and fruits crops such as sweet corn, chilly, green leafy vegetables, radish, sesame, groundnuts, pineapple and many others. Backed by our “SOM” (Skim Organik Malaysia) certification, the acceptance of our organic farm produce by organic wholesalers and retailers been very encouraging.

The next phase is to move into higher value bio-technology and bio-organic food products in collaboration
with food/nutrition scientists.



Organic Agarwood Cultivation


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The group plans to start the plantation of Aguilaria trees on a 1,000-acre agricultural land in Desaru, Johor by year-end to cultivate agarwood. Agarwood, or better known as gaharu, is a valuable resinous heartwood from Aguilaria trees that grows in South-East Asia. Gaharu of high grades can fetch high prices due to its unique properties and usage in traditional medicine as well as for spiritual purposes.

Besides, the group want to turn it into an eco-tourism site where people can come and relax to enjoy natural and benefits of Agarwood.