KUCHING: The effort of Gagasan Anak Dayak Sarawak (GADS) in creating Gawai Dayak Bazaar is one of the inaugural efforts in order to commercialise products of the Dayak community. At the same time it is to boost income opportunities as well as to attract foreign tourists.
This was according to Deputy Chief Minister who is also Rural Development Minister and Agriculture Modernisation Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Alfred Jabu Numpang at his speech during the pre-launch night of 2016 Gawai Dayak Bazaar last Friday.
“The efforts to create the Gawai Dayak Bazaar is a positive step in creating more involvement of the Dayaks to be directly involved in business activities.
“The main goal pursued by GADS in creating this Gawai Dayak Bazaar is one of the State government pursuits to see the unity among the Dayak community maintained. “This is to ensure Dayaks will not be divided even if they have different political views. It is also one of the positive transformations in the modernisation of agriculture for the local market in creating more products produced by the Dayak community.
“We have done one of transformations, especially in 1997 where the government had created Sarawak Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Authority (SALCRA) in developing land for Dayak community.
This was in order to expand the oil palm plantations in an effort to create jobs, particularly for rural communities and we have paid as much as RM 772 million to all Native Customary Rights (NCR) land as compensation in our efforts to develop the land for economic growth, especially for the Dayak community in rural areas.
What is certain at this time is SALCRA is one organisations that is so professional in steering the oil palm industry for Sarawak,” he explained.
“I also hope that GADS can continue this activity so that Gawai Dayak Bazaar is held every year as one of the compulsory activities required for Pre-Gawai celebration,” Jabu said. Commenting on the support for the Gawai Dayak Bazaar activitity organised by GADS,
Jabu said he wanted to thank the Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) mainly its chief Lo Khere Chiang who helped in preparing the site in MJC Batu Kawah to the Dayak traders.
GADS received a donation of RM 30,000 from Jabu as one of his committed efforts in supporting Dayak community to create more business opportunities. The donation will be the main source of fund for the Gawai Dayak Bazaar which to be held from 30 April through to 22 May this year at Batu Kawa.
Also present in this Pre-Launch night of 2016 Gawai Dayak Bazaar was Lo Khere Chiang and First Infantry Commander Major General Datuk Stephen Mundaw.
Monday 07-Mar-2016
New Sarawak Tribune.
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