A Sabah cooperative developing technology pilots for agriculture and food security
KBMB is a registered cooperative based in Sabah, Malaysia. We develop early-stage hydrogen, thermal and rural-infrastructure concepts, with current focus on a proposed green ammonia pilot and a mobile agricultural drying system.
Sabah’s agriculture depends on reliable fertiliser supply and dependable post-harvest processing. Both are exposed to costs and disruptions beyond the farmer’s control.
Tawau port infrastructure, Sabah.
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V03 · Cocoa-drying visual
Fertiliser supply
Nitrogen fertiliser is largely supplied from outside Sabah, exposing growers to shipping, currency and global energy-market risk.
Post-harvest processing
Rain, inconsistent heat and costly fuel can reduce drying quality and the value of cocoa and other agricultural products.
Local validation
Pilot projects allow Sabah to test what is technically, economically and operationally viable before any larger commitment.
FLAGSHIP PROPOSAL
A feasibility pathway for green ammonia production in Sabah
KBMB has prepared an early-stage proposal for a Sabah pilot plant that would use renewable electricity to produce hydrogen from water, combine it with nitrogen from air, and create ammonia for fertiliser production.
The project is at pre-feasibility stage. Capacity, energy demand, site, investment, product configuration and schedule remain subject to study and detailed engineering.
This is an illustrative process sequence. The final plant configuration and downstream product route must be established during feasibility and detailed engineering.
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V04 · Green ammonia process infographic
1. Renewable electricitySupplies the proposed production system.
2. Water electrolysisProduces hydrogen from treated water.
3. Nitrogen from airAn air-separation unit supplies nitrogen.
4. Ammonia synthesisHydrogen and nitrogen are combined in an industrial synthesis loop.
5. Fertiliser pathwayAmmonia may support downstream fertiliser production, subject to feasibility and process selection.
PROPOSED NEXT STEP
Start with the questions that determine whether a pilot is viable
KBMB proposes an initial working session with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Industry Sabah and relevant technical stakeholders.
Scope the feasibility study
Review demand, site, utilities and off-take assumptions
Define safety, permitting and independent-validation requirements
Agree the evidence required for a future pilot decision
This first step is intended to establish a credible basis for evaluation. It is not a request to treat the current concept figures as final.
In parallel, KBMB is integrating electrolysis, a hydrogen–oxygen burner, heat exchange and controlled airflow into a proposed containerised dryer for cocoa and other agricultural products.
Individual components have undergone internal testing. A complete integrated drying unit and a documented cocoa drying trial have not yet been independently validated.
A registered local organisation focused on practical pilot development
Koperasi Bina Makmur Berhad was registered on 29 May 2025 under subsection 7(1) of the Cooperative Societies Act 1993 and is regulated by Suruhanjaya Koperasi Malaysia.
KBMB participates in Sabah’s technology and innovation community and presented equipment at the SCENIC Impact Gathering in July 2026.
SCENIC Impact Gathering, Sabah Creative Economy and Innovation Centre, July 2026.About KBMB
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