KOTA KINABALU: The state government is looking at ways to curb shift cultivation in areas with slopes of more than 25 degrees, especially near mountainous roads, to avoid landslips.
State Agriculture and Industry Minister Datuk Abdul Rahim Ismail said there was a need to specify areas for agricultural crops and discourage farmers from opening up land on slopes with more than a 25-degree gradient.
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