Tag: Agriculture

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.

A budget of RM1.5 billion for 160 projects is used to develop the Northern Region Development Agency (NRDA) region.

Through its various training programmes related to agriculture, the Agricultural Institute Sarawak, Semongok aims to produce human capital that can contribute to the transformation of the agricultural sector in Malaysia and specifically Sarawak.

Under the National Budget 2022, an allocation of RM1.7 billion is provided for the granting of subsidies and incentives for the agriculture and fishery industry.

Trust 1 of the Post COVID-19 Development Strategy 2030 (PCDS 2030) focuses on transforming Sarawak into a competitive economy by increasing productivity level, developing more high value downstream activities and creating new industries through active private sector involvement.