The policy strategies and programmes of the Sabah Department of Agriculture Malaysia for fruit production in the state

Lamb Anthony, . (1993) The policy strategies and programmes of the Sabah Department of Agriculture Malaysia for fruit production in the state. [Proceedings Paper]

The Agricultural sector in Sabah was mostly orientated towards industrial crops such as rubber oil palm and cocoa. The rural sector was involved with rice fisheries coconuts and some vegetable growing particularly in the highlands. Production of fruits and nuts have been entirely for home consumption and quality was generally neglected. The rapid rise in population improved communications and demand by a growing urban population caused imports of fruits to rise rapidly as the supply for local fruits was insufficient or of poor quality. In the 1970's a programme to grow more local fruits was implemented by providing more planting materials to farmers through the extension services. A full time research officer for fruits was employed by the Department. The extension programmes and research were expanded in the 1980's and several agencies and a few private enterprises ventured into fruits on a small scale. Shipping and air cargo space for perishable fruits however remained negligible and only small quantities of fruit and spice have been exported mostly to Brunei. The policy of the Department for the Sixth Malaysia Plan period is to encourage the development of selected local and introduced fruits with the aim of supplementing the income of small farmers in particular and to ensure the adequate supply of quality local fruits to meet local demand. The three main strategies are to expand research and development on selected local and introduced fruits the production of good quality planting materials and an improvement in existing support services. It is forseen that over the next ten years there is a very limited scope for the export of fresh fruit and only processed products such as fruit juice would be exploited for the export trade in Sabah

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The Agricultural sector in Sabah was mostly orientated towards industrial crops such as rubber oil palm and cocoa. The rural sector was involved with rice fisheries coconuts and some vegetable growing particularly in the highlands. Production of fruits and nuts have been entirely for home consumption and quality was generally neglected. The rapid rise in population improved communications and demand by a growing urban population caused imports of fruits to rise rapidly as the supply for local fruits was insufficient or of poor quality. In the 1970's a programme to grow more local fruits was implemented by providing more planting materials to farmers through the extension services. A full time research officer for fruits was employed by the Department. The extension programmes and research were expanded in the 1980's and several agencies and a few private enterprises ventured into fruits on a small scale. Shipping and air cargo space for perishable fruits however remained negligible and only small quantities of fruit and spice have been exported mostly to Brunei. The policy of the Department for the Sixth Malaysia Plan period is to encourage the development of selected local and introduced fruits with the aim of supplementing the income of small farmers in particular and to ensure the adequate supply of quality local fruits to meet local demand. The three main strategies are to expand research and development on selected local and introduced fruits the production of good quality planting materials and an improvement in existing support services. It is forseen that over the next ten years there is a very limited scope for the export of fresh fruit and only processed products such as fruit juice would be exploited for the export trade in Sabah

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Item Type:	Proceedings Paper
Additional Information:	Summary En
AGROVOC Term:	MALASIA
AGROVOC Term:	FRUTAS
AGROVOC Term:	POLITICA DE DESARROLLO
Geographical Term:	MALAYSIA
Depositing User:	Ms. Norfaezah Khomsan
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 05:26
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15337

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