Tag: Agriculture

The Sarawak Padi and Rice Board Bill 2026 establishes a statutory body to tackle Sarawak's 21% rice self-sufficiency, aiming for 60% by 2030 through modernisation, private partnerships, and institutional coordination amid global food supply vulnerabilities.

Sarawak's Plant Biosecurity and Quarantine Division safeguards agriculture by preventing pests and diseases, ensuring food security, supporting economic growth, and leveraging digital innovations for sustainable development.

Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri (Dr) Abang Haji Abdul Rahman Zohari's transformative vision for Sarawak's rice cultivation, leveraging technology and strategic investments to achieve self-sufficiency and prosperity. A roadmap for agricultural advancement.

Agriculture offers a lot of attractive activities and businesses. Encouraging youth participation in modern agriculture methods can overcome the rate of unemployment in this country.

Expansion of the agriculture sector can boost incomes of families two to four times more effectively than other industries.

Betong, Sri Aman and parts of Sarikei has a huge potential to be the State food basket region and a net food exporter by 2030, constructing the airport is a logistic necessity if Sarawak is to export fresh food and farm products to the global market.