24th August 2022, Kuching - The Minister of Modernization of Agriculture and Regional Development Sarawak (MANRED) and SALCRA Chairman, YB Dato Sri Dr Stephen Rundi Anak Utom completed the Mini Closing Ceremony of the Innovative & Creative Circle (ICC) 2022 Ministry of Modernization of Agriculture and Regional Development Sarawak held at the Imperial Hotel, Kuching.
The competing groups consist of departments or agencies under MANRED such as The Search group (Sarawak Department of Agriculture), Lab Rangers group (Sarawak Veterinary Services Department) and Seri-Fi group (SALCRA).
Seri-Fi with their loose fruit collector (Trapper X1) innovation won the MANRED Deputy Minister's Trophy (second place) behind The Search group from the Sarawak Department of Agriculture (DOA) crowned as the winner with their Dabai Shell Crusher (DaSher) and awarded the MANRED Minister's Trophy. While the Lab Rangers group from the Sarawak Veterinary Services Department received the MANRED Permanent Secretary's Trophy (third place).
YB Minister in his speech hopes that the organization of this kind of program will be able to encourage the officers and staff of MANRED and the agencies under it to continue to give commitment, improve productivity and produce high quality work.
Also present during the ceremony was the Deputy Minister of Agriculture Modernization and Regional Development of Sarawak (Agriculture Modernization), YB Datuk Dr Haji Abdul Rahman Haji Ismail; Sarawak Deputy Minister of Agricultural Modernization and Regional Development (Regional Development), YB Martin Ben; MANRED Permanent Secretary, YBhg Datu Edwin Abit, Sarawak Land Consolidation And Rehabilitation Authority General Manager, Mr. Joseph Blandoi, Sarawak Service Modernization Unit Director, Mr. Michael Ronnie Langgong; and Sarawak's Acting Director of Agriculture, Mr. Dominic Chunggat.
By Bennedict Emang Jok
