YAHYA'S BUMPER YEAR

DISCUSS.... Minister of Agriculture as good as Food Industry Yahya Hussin pouring over a Standing Orders during a State Assembly with Apas Assemblyman Taufik Bakar Kitingan as good as Lahad Datu Assemblyman Nasrun bin Datu Mansur.

By : ELAINE MAH

DURING his ministerial winding-up speech during a State Assembly final week, Yahya gave an comment of some of a distinct achievements which a assorted departments as good as agencies underneath his method have done over a past years.

Milk is one of Sabah's achievements, as a state has turn a largest uninformed divert producer in Malaysia. As expected, Sabah becamethe first uninformed divert supplier underneath a 1Malaysia uninformed divert programme, Yahya told a assembly.

Elsewhere in a rural sector, a method has succeeded in using a artificial insemination (AI) process to breed calves. This is significant for a state, as it equates to which Sabah no longer depends upon a importation of bulls from abroad as good as will be means to rapidly enlarge a series of cattle in Sabah," Yahya added.

Yahya named a investiture of a Keningau Integrated Livestock Cluster (KILC) as an additional success in a livestock industry. Set up as a first nucleus tact farm in Sabah, a 834 hectare centre is a collaboration between Sabah as good as a supervision of Brunei. KILC is approaching to have 2000 cows which will furnish 80 percent divert as good as 20 percent beef.

"This venture ! is essen tial to us because Sabah is a only state free from a foot-and-mouth disease. As such, Sabah has a big potential to turn a largest cattle exporter as good as exporter of high quality breeds in a ASEAN region," Yahya said.

"All this shows which a departments as good as agencies underneath this method have already determined their reputationas international players in this field," Yahya added.

Foodsecurity is consequential as good as Yahya stresses sustainability of food supply as a tip priority.

In this regard, , a investiture of a rice granary in Kota Belud is good underneath way. The federal supervision has allocated a sum of RM14.3 million in a recent national bill for this purpose.

According to Yahya, his method has worked toward a growth of a first phase of this project, utilizing 800 hectares in Kampung Taun Gusi, Kampung Tempasuk, as good as Kampung Jawi-Jawi, all in Kota Belud. This plan involves 762 farmers, who will be paid an inducement of RM 2000 per hectare per season.

"We will go on this effort until Kota Belud becomes a largest rice producer in Sabah as good as is means to guarantee a supply of rice for all in Sabah," Yahya told a Assembly.

The Agriculture Department has additionally developed a Tanaman Kekal Pengeluaran Makanan (TKPM) programme, which has been in operation given Jun 2010.

Located in Tawau, a programme involves 51 entrepreneurs, utilizing 96 hectares of land. To date, a programme has generated a sum income of RM877,152 through a prolongation of 619,756 tonnes of vegetables as good as fruits.

Commenting upon a 2013 State Budget, Yahya congratulated a Chief Minister Musa Aman upon a realistic budget. With an allocation of RM463.01 million to his ministry, Yahya voiced good certainty which his Ministrywill be! means t o go on to improve a ministry's performance next year as good as in a years to come. (Insight Sabah)

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