PETALING JAYA: Interest in commercial agriculture is growing among the youth, with many now venturing into the sector to generate a decent income, says the Agriculture and Food Industries Ministry.
Its capacity development and agricultural training division director, Hussin Mahmud, said from 2016 until June this year, 8,138 Malaysians aged between 18 and 40 were involved in the Young Agropreneur Programme, where funds totalling RM166,270,301 were disbursed.
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