High potential for Sabah to cultivate corn to reduce import of animal feed, says minister

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Sabah has significant potential to cultivate grain corn commercially to reduce its reliance on animal feed imports, which cost approximately RM800 million annually. The state's Agriculture Minister Datuk Jamawi Jaafar highlighted this as a key agricultural development opportunity.

KOTA MARUDU (Mat 28): Sabah has significant potential to develop grain corn cultivation on a commercial scale as part of efforts to reduce the state’s dependence on imported animal feed, which currently costs an estimated RM800 million annually. State Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Industry Datuk Jamawi Jaafar said Sabah’s current self-sufficiency level (SSL) [...] The post High potential for Sabah to cultivate corn to reduce import of animal feed, says minister appeared first on Borneo Post Online.