THE Tourism Ministry is studying the prospect of promoting the highly lucrative birds’ nest industry as part of the country’s new list of tourism attractions.
Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen said tourists could be enticed to purchase the nutritious products on a large scale.
The multi-million industry has the potential of attracting more tourists to the country, if it is well regulated.
Speaking almost as the Minister of Agriculture she said “Based on my ministry’s survey, the birds’ nest now fetches at least RM6,000 per kg and last year, the country produced 350 tonnes of it. I am of the opinion that my ministry can market the industry to attract tourists who are keen on buying quality birds’ nest,”
Dr Ng said that Kelantan had the potential to attract more tourists as it had a thriving birds’ nest industry. She has forgetten about Sarawak and the famous Niah Caves which has been doing this since time immemorial.
She had asked her ministry officials to come up with a working paper on the industry soon and probably determine who much more money to ask from Putrajaya for this purpose. Renaming her ministry as the Ministry of Tourism and Agriculture is not impossible
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