August 25, 2022

Malaysian agriculture minister highlights importance of disease control in aquaculture

The management and control of diseases is an important factor that should be taken note of by Malaysia's aquaculture industry players, said the country's Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries, Datuk Seri Dr. Ronald Kiandee.

According to Dr. Kiandee, aquaculture is one of two subsectors of the fisheries sector – with the other being the fishing subsector – that needs to be developed in the next 10 years, in line with the National Agro-Food Policy 2.0.

"In developing this industry, various factors including the management and control of diseases are important and need to be taken care of by industry players," he said during a press conference held after the opening ceremony of the 11th Symposium on Diseases in Asian Aquaculture' (DAA11) at Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK).

Ronald said in this regard, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industries (MaFI) would welcome cooperation from various industry players to further become strategic partners.

"This is important in order to create an environment for the country's aquaculture to be a well-regulated industry in terms of disease management and control," he said. "Therefore, this symposium is important because various information would be shared by domestic and foreign experts, which then could be applied in our aquaculture industry.

"This symposium is significant and necessary in developing the country's fishing industry as a whole."

- Borneo Post