Govt to implement programme to boost rice production in Sabah

By DURIE RAINER FONG

KOTA KINABALU: Rice production in Sabah is set to receive a boost through the Large-Scale Smart Padi Field (SBB Smart) programme implemented by the Agriculture and Food Security Ministry.

Its Deputy Minister Chan Foong Hin said the programme would not only increase the income of farmers but it would also improve the self-sufficiency level (SSL) of rice production in Sabah.

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