Sabah to focus on food production self-sufficiency level.

Sabah’s Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry will focus on the 

implementation of several programmes, to improve and enhance the means

to deal with recurring problems facing the people, such as the level of 

self-sufficiency in food production.

Its Minister Datuk Yahya Hussin, who is also the Deputy Chief Minister, said in

this regard, the worrisome issues towards self-sufficiency involved basic food 

such as rice, chickens, beef, eggs and milk.

“Next year, the state Agricultural Department will implement various programmes,

which would contribute towards improved food production.“The programmes

include the development of padi planting with a RM19 million allocation, production

of planting material at RM11.3 million, development of fruit planting at RM1 million 

and RM1.2 million for the planting of industrial crops, “ he said in his winding up

speech on the State Budget 2012 for the ministry at the Sabah State Assembly.

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**It's good move by government  to improve and enhance the means to deal with

   recurring problems facing the people, such as the level of self-sufficiency in food

   production. planned projects will be able to achieve the objectives with the huge 

   allocation given.

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EPU and PEMANDU have allocated RM46 million for seaweed project in Semporna.

The Economic Planning Unit (EPU) and the Performance Management & Delivery 

Unit (PEMANDU) have allocated RM46 million to Yayasan UMS for seaweed 

cultivation as mini estates project in Semporna.

Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) seaweed research unit director, Professor Dr 

Suhaimi Md Yasir said this to reporters following the launch of the Yayasan UMS 

and Auditorium Yeoh Tiong Lay (YTL) building yesterday.

The project is aimed at alleviating poverty and that the Sabah Parks has given 

them the approval to conduct the pilot scheme.Dr Suhaimi said that 40 families

in Semporna will be involved in the project. Once operational, the project promises 

RM2,000 income per month per family, he said.

read more : http://www.theborneopost.com/2011/11/26/rm46-mln-for-seaweed-project-in-semporna/#ixzz1f4tDHrFL

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**This is good effort to eradicate poverty. seaweed project have a big potential and 

   can help those involved in the project to have a good income.

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SOGIP Sipitang is expected to attract investments worth RM12 billion with the potential to offer 30,000 job opportunities.

The Sabah Oil and Gas Industrial Park in (SOGIP) Sipitang is expected to attract investments worth RM12 billion with the potential to offer 30,000 job opportunities when it is fully developed, says State Industrial Development Minister Datuk Raymond Tan Shu Kiah.

SOGIP, which was approved early this year with an acreage of 4,000 acres, has been attracting investors from the oil and gas and related industries.

Petronas will be setting up its Urea Fertilizers Factory there worth RM4.65 billion, Tan said when winding up the debate for his ministry at the State Legislative Assembly.

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**SOGIP, will attract investment and contribute to economic growth. This project
   will create many job opportunities. This is good news and Sabahan should grab
   this opportunities

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The huge allocation in the 2012 State Budget will further boost development in Sabah.

The huge allocation in the 2012 State Budget will further boost development in Sabah, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Haji Aman. Musa who is also Finance Minister said coordination, cooperation, control and monitoring were important elements to ensure the smooth implementation of a project.

With experience and management principles we can achieve our development target.“We must also pay attention to the delivery system. We must not be complacement with our achievements this year but instead to make more efforts to have a first class delivery system,” he said.

Musa added that if there is good coordination and implementation monitoring and the delivery system, the implementation of programmes under the 10th Malaysia Plan would be carried out smoothly and all objectives would be achieved.

Many Ybs, he added, had supported the special “Sentuhan kasih” allocation proposed in the Budget. “Time is of essence and that is why the Barisan Nasional state government wants to ensure that the people can benefit from this allocation.”

He said the “Sentuhan kasih” allocation of RM500,000 for every state constituency would be distributed from January next year including the guidelines on the utilisation of the money.

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**The 2012 budget will make Sabah became more developed. with the efficient

   management all projects will  be able to achieve the targets. projects or 

   programs planned will bring benefits to the people.

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All the poor people in Sabah enjoy the assistance provided to them by the government.

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman said that the government currently has a   

system where every district officer is authorized to ensure that all the heads of 

poor households in their respective areas are registered in the e-Kasih list.

Musa said, “we have a system for e-Kasih where every district officer is authorized

to ensure that those who are categorized in the poor or hardcore poor category are

registered. It is also the responsibility of each and every elected representative and relevant leaders to ensure that no one is left out.

The government, also practises an open system when it comes to registering with e-Kasih and that was how it managed to eradicate poverty in Tawau.
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 *This shows that the state government gives high  commitment to eradicate

  poverty.  All government officers, community leaders, and elected representatives

  must work hard  to ensure that that poor people is registered so that they can 

  enjoy government assistance. This is a good effort and I hope that the target

  to see zero poverty will be achieved.

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Sabah Earned RM62,000 From Seaweeds In 2010.

                               
                                                                   Seaweeds

Sabah earned RM62,355 from seaweeds last year, up from RM5,342 in 2005 and RM44,519 in 2008, said Assistant Agriculture and Food Industries Minister, Datuk Bobby Ahfang Suan.
 
The increase in revenue is attributed to value added activites such as introduction of new products like hygenic seaweed for food and salt, and quality packaging.Last year, the area was expanded to 7,942ha producing 20,785 metric tonnes, he added.

Last year, productivity was 2.63 metric tonnes a hectare compared to 2.4 metric tonnes a hectare the previous year, while in 2007 and 2008, it was around  1.44 metric tonnes a hectare a year. 

Seaweed culture is expected to expand rapidly with the federal government  earmarking the seaweed industry as one of 16 entry point projects  under the agriculture National Key Economic Area programme.

 

The five top seaweed producing districts in the state are Semporna (90 per cent of  the state's production), followed by Lahad Datu (seven per cent), and  Kunak, Tawau and Banggi (one per cent each), he added.

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