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KOTA KINABALU: More than RM33mil has been allocated to Sabah to develop and optimise land use, aimed at increasing agro-food product yield, said Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu (pic).
He said the allocation, part of the RM150mil provided for the ministry under Budget 2024 for development projects marks the highest allocation compared to other states.
The projects include empowerment of integrated ruminant livestock, setting up 23 agricultural produce collection centres and the rehabilitation of 534.55ha of abandoned padi fields.
The project also includes the setting up of coffee mills and the cultivation of cash crops such as Chinese yam.
“The allocation for Sabah has been disbursed in stages to ensure successful implementation of these programmes,” he said yesterday.
Mohamad said the allocation would also benefit Sabah through the creation of more job opportunities, thereby boosting the state’s socio-economic level in line with efforts to enhance the self-sufficiency rate as outlined in the National Agro-Food Policy 2.0.
Mohamad who is on a four-day working visit to Sabah, attended the Road to MAHA@Sabah 2024 Convoy Tour.
He also called on Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor at the Chief Minister’s official residence in Seri Gaya.
