In conjunction with YOUNG AGROPRENEURS WEEKEND 2020

Jointly-organised by:

Ministry of Modernisation Department of Sarawak Dayak Graduates D.H Trigona Farm

of Agriculture, Native Land Agriculture (DOA) Association (SDGA) Enterprise
& Regional Development Sarawak
(MANRED) Sarawak
YOUNG AGROPRENEURS (YA) WORKSHOP 2020 is
a series of workshop that will be held leading up to
the main event which is YOUNG AGROPRENEURS
(YA) WEEKEND 2020 slated for early December
2020.

While YA Weekend 2020 is more focused on the

issues, challenges and opportunities faced by young
people currently in the agriculture sector today, YA
Workshop 2020 is all about going back to the basics.

Its main purpose is to expose and educate the youth

on various smart farming techniques and modern
technology currently implemented across various
agricultural disciplines in hopes to inspire, create and
develop more young agropreneurs to safeguard the
future of the Nation’s food security.

“The average person is still under the aberrant delusion that food
should be somebody else's responsibility until I'm ready to eat it.”
- Joel Salatin, World’s Most Famous Farmer
 In conjunction with YOUNG AGROPRENEURS WEEKEND 2020

Meliponines (or more commonly known as Kelulut) are stingless

bees that can be found in most tropical countries. The 2 most
popular species in Malaysia are Heterotrigona itama and
Geniotrigona thoracica. Their nests are constructed from wax they
produce and plant resins they collect and can usually be found in
tree cavities such as logs and underground.

They are active all year round and feed on nectars and pollen
from crops and flowers from their surroundings which greatly
impacts the quality and characteristics of the honey it produces.

Kelulut honey is said to have a number of health benefits when

consumed regularly such as the ability to improve blood
circulation, control blood sugar levels and helps to alleviate colds
and coughing, just to name a few.
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D.H Trigona Farm Enterprise is founded by Mdm. Hollisa Gelingi Anak

Saban and Ir. Alphonsus Dorhat Rahani. What started as a hobby in
July 2016 with just 3 colonies of stingless bees (kelulut) at home,
operations soon expanded and due to the large number of colonies, it
was moved to the farm at Jalan Landeh in November 2016. Through the
owners’ passion and yearning to always learn, improve and acquire new
skills in Kelulut farming, today they have some 300 active colonies
producing around 50 kg of honey every 2 months. Ideally, once all hives
are fully matured, the owners target honey production to be at a total of
300kg per month or a potential monthly gross income of RM54,000.00.
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As for the future, D.H Trigona Farm Enterprise plans to have at least 500
colonies by the end of 2020. They also intend to obtain international
certifications (Mesti, GMP & HACCP) which will open up more
opportunities to export their products outside of Sarawak and beyond.
Persatuan Pengusaha Kelulut Bumiputera Kawasan Sarawak, an
association for Bumiputera Kelulut Farmers, was also formed with Ir.
Alphonsus Dorhat Rahani being appointed as Advisor.

Conducting a course on kelulut breeding (19 Participated in AGRO Fest 2018 at Penview
May 2018) Convention Centre, Kuching

Visit by Deputy Chairman, Chinese Chambers of Visit by YB. Datuk Dr. Hj. Abdul Rahman Hj.
Commerce & Industry (15 Dec 2018) Ismail, Assistant Minister of Agriculture, Sarawak
at MAHA 2018 Exhibition
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Time Activity
0830 – 900 Registration
0900 – 0930 Theory – Introduction
0930 – 1000 Choosing the location for farming
1000 – 1030 Choosing the log and log cutting procedures
1030 – 1045 Break time
1045 – 1100 Introduction to Topping
1100 – 1140 Installation & Problems Associated with Topping
1140 – 1200 Honey Harvesting Techniques
1200 – 1230 Challenges Associated with Stingless Bees Farming
1230 – 1245 Q&A Session
1245 – 1400 Lunch Break
1400 – 1410 Hand Tools Required
1410 – 1420 Practical 1 – Demo on log cutting & installation of topping
1420 – 1540 Practical 2 – Practical Session for Participants
1540 – 1600 Q&A on Practical Session
1600 – 1610 Stingless Bees Products / Upstream Products
1610 – 1620 Potential for Stingless Bees Farming
1620 – 1630 Tea Break
1630 - 1700 Presentation of Certificates & Free Dialogue
1700 END