Posted on August 17, 2011, Wednesday

BOOST  FOR SECTOR: Noh (standing centre) witnessing the signing of two MoUs on  agricultural training at Wisma Tani yesterday. — Bernama photo
PUTRAJAYA: Nest  of cheats. Some unscrupulous quarters are using the name of the  Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Ministry to market bird nest  products overseas. These quarters were selling the products direct  to Hong Kong and China without the Veterinary Health Mark (VHM)  certificate, said the minister, Datuk Seri Noh Omar. He said he would advise China not to purchase the products without certification.
“The ministry takes a serious view of parties using its name to market bird nest products overseas. “We  have not given approval to any individual or company to endorse their  bird nest products as the best in the world. I will be visiting Shanghai  soon to discuss with the Chinese Government on the export of bird nest  products,” added Noh.
The minister was asked to comment on a  foreign news agency report that certain parties were using the  ministry’s name to market their bird nest products in China. He  was speaking after the signing of two memorandums of understanding (MoU)  on agricultural training at Wisma Tani here yesterday.
One of the  MoU, involving the National Agricultural Training Centre (NATC),  Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority and the Farmers Organisation,  is aimed at setting up a marketing school, using the ‘blue ocean  strategy’. Another MoU between NATC and Skill-Tech Institute was  aimed at setting up programmes to develop skilled human capital and  train entrepreneurs for entry into the Malaysian Agricultural College. —  Bernama
 
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