Agriculture can cushion effects of economic downturn: PM


  • Nation
  • Tuesday, 28 Oct 2008

KUALA LUMPUR: A global economic meltdown should not mean that measures to enhance our agriculture sector should be halted, said Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

The Prime Minister said such efforts to improve people’s lives by developing the agriculture sector would instead help the country cushion the impact of an economic downturn.

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