BERNAMA – SAIP to be placed less than Sabah Agriculture Ministry –

By Noorazlina Jindeh

KOTA KINABALU, Feb 5  — The Sabah Agro-Industrial Precinct (SAIP) in Kimanis will soon be placed underneath the Sabah Agriculture and Fisheries Ministry (MAFI), explained Deputy Main MInister Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan.

Jeffrey, who is also Sabah Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, said the administration, however, will be managed by a point out steering committee, alongside one another with the Sabah Economic Advancement Authority (SEDIA), the Ministry of Industrial Advancement (MID) and the Institute for Enhancement Scientific studies (IDS).

“The ministry is extremely fascinated in this facility since of its potentials, but we should work jointly to assure it would not turn into a further white elephant,” he said soon after a pay a visit to to SAIP here now.

The Deputy Chief Minister mentioned his ministry is the most ideal to handle the facility since it could manage the total offer and benefit chain of the foodstuff business, from primarily agricultural raw elements up to the concluded merchandise.

SAIP is a technologies precinct that serves as an enabler or system for the advancement of agro-based mostly industry concentrating on foods and specialty crops up to higher price pharmaceutical, overall health and wellness merchandise, and driven by technological processing, bio-technological innovation innovation, exploration and development (R&D).

Given that it was concluded in 2018, it has not been capable to fulfil its likely, and the issue was created even worse by the Movement Handle Buy (MCO).

Jeffrey stated he is self-confident with the suitable team and a combined effort from ministry, SEDIA, MID and IDS, the facility will lastly accomplish its objectives of making productive regional entrepreneurs and creating Sabah home-grown makes for the global current market. 

“My objective is to be certain this facility will contribute toward our target of attaining self-sufficiency in foods production. We have been importing foodstuff too a great deal. Why cannot we make ample food for our persons with our assets?

“Nowadays, we have lots of modern-day and precision agriculture approaches, nonetheless we are still lagging driving. We need to have to enhance on our R&D and practice our people today who are interested in agro-based field,” he explained.

— BERNAMA