Rice bowl of Sabah waterlogged


Harvest destroyed: Makdin at his flooded padi field. — Bernama

KOTA BELUD: Kota Belud, the “rice bowl” of Sabah, is looking at RM29mil in losses after nearly 7,000ha of padi fields were severely damaged by floods that hit the district following heavy rainfall.

Kota Belud Integrated Agricultural Development Area director Salmah Labulla said that the estimated losses were calculated based on the potential yield, current market price and the costs involved in cultivation.

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