TERENGGANU, April 6 (Bernama) — CIMB Islamic Bank Berhad (“CIMB Islamic” or “the Bank”) continues to drive inclusive and sustainable development through its flagship iTEKAD initiatives with the iTEKAD CIMB Islamic Melon Manis Terengganu Graduate Agropreneur Programme (“the Programme”), reinforcing CIMB’s purpose of Advancing Customers and Society. Since 2023, the Bank has mobilised RM750,000 in seed funding to empower 40 underserved and asnaf students across two cohorts through sustainable agropreneurship, resulting in the cultivation of approximately 12,000 Melon Manis Terengganu (“MMT”) plants, a premium crop with high commercial potential.
Following the success of its inaugural cohort, CIMB has committed to expand the Programme for a second cohort, extending training and production across four greenhouses in Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (“UniSZA”) Besut Campus, reaffirming its continued support for underserved communities and the development of practical, income-generating opportunities.