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.
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.
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.
Sarawak is experiencing a decrease in its economic growth since the COVID-19 pandemic and in 2021, the Post COVID-19 Development Strategy 2030 (PCDS 2030) was officially launched to accelerate economic development.
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