"Sabah plans to increase its orchid production for export and turn the industry into a major tourist attraction.
Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman said the state planned to produce high quality orchids and this could be achieved as there were about 1,000 orchid species in Sabah. "The orchid industry in the state has the potential to become an agricultural-based tourist attraction," he said at the opening of the Borneo Orchid Show 2007... Musa said large-scale orchid planting could generate income for the farmers... thus improving their standard of living. Musa also launched a new orchid specie(s) named after him -- "Calanthe Musa-Amani". Calanthe Musa-Amani can be found in thick jungle areas along the Silau Silau trail at Mount Kinabalu, Southeast Asia's highest mountain." URL : http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news.php?id=280776 *************** Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
