Sarawak to use digital technology in improving agriculture sector

Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg (second left) presenting a grant of RM3mil from the state government to Universiti Putra Malaysia chairman Tengku Syarif Laksamana Perlis Datuk Seri DiRaja Syed Razlan Syed Putra Jamalullail for the university's AgriHub@Gedong paddy planting project. - Photo: ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE / The Star

KUCHING: Sarawak's agriculture sector will be further developed using digital technology to improve food production in line with the state's goal of becoming a net food exporter by 2030, says Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg.

The Sarawak Premier said agriculture was one of the sectors identified as an engine of growth in the state's post-Covid-19 development strategy toward achieving high-income status by 2030.