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Agriculture and Agro-Based Minister Noh Omar (nearest to camera) inspecting
some seaweeds during the launching the Mini MAHA programme and the Sabah
Seaweed Cluster project.
THE STATE Agriculture and
Food Industry Ministry recently marked a new milestone for the seaweed industry
with the launch of the Sabah Seaweed Cluster Project in Semporna.
According to federal
Agriculture and Agro-Based Minister Datuk Seri Noh Omar the project could
potentially launch the national seaweed industry into a major valuable sector
by 2020.
Semporna is identified as a
national seaweed producing district under the National Key Economic Area
(NKEA). Last year Sabah produced 23,940 tonnes of seaweed, earning the industry
RM 66 million.
Currently there are 8,000
hectares (19,200 acres) of seaweed in the sea off the east coast of Sabah.
1,156 farmers are involved in the cultivation of seaweed in Kunak and Semporna.
Sabah is the only Malaysian
state producing seaweed with the industry concentrated mainly in the northern
and eastern part of the state.
According to industry
sources, to date, investment in commercial seaweed cultivation in Sabah is
valued at RM703 million, providing jobs to 13, 000 people.
Noh is upbeat about the
future of seaweed cultivation. He said once fully operational, the seaweed
cluster project is expected to increase its output up to 900, 000 tonnes a
year. The export value of dried seaweed in the form of carrageenan could
surpass RM1.4 billion.
"We want to make
seaweed growing a high impact programme, away from the traditional approach of
merely as a subsistence crop. Today, we are planning the value chain, not only
on method and technology of producing seaweed but also other related activities
and products," he told reporters after launching the Mini MAHA programme
and the Sabah Seaweed Cluster project here yesterday.
The government is allocating
RM46 million to Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) to implement a Mini Seaweed
Estate project with a further RM8.3 million channeled to approximately 300
participants under the cluster programme of the agriculture department.
Also present at the
launching of the programme were Rural and Regional Development Minister Datuk
Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal, who is also Semporna Member of Parliament, and Sabah
Assistant Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry Datuk Musbah Jamli, who
represented Sabah Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Yahya Hussin. (Insight Sabah)
Government plan not only to assist the fishermen but also need seaweed factories and a national seaweed research institute
ReplyDeleteQuality seaweed are needed.
DeleteSabah Seaweed Cluster project’s seaweed output was expected to increase to 900,000 tonnes a year, and the export value of dried seaweed in the form of carrageenan could surpass RM1.4 billion.
ReplyDeletegovernment was allocating RM46million to Universiti Malaysia Sabah to implement a Mini Seaweed Estate project while another RM8.3 million more would be channeled to about 300 participants under the cluster programme of the agriculture department.
ReplyDeleteperuntukan harus diuruskan dengan bijak agar projek Seaweed mencapai kejayaan.
DeletePeruntukan yang di beri harus digunakan dengan betul agar semua berjalan lancar.
Deletemore than 30 companies and individuals involved in the crop’s cultivation
ReplyDeletemore regulated and systematic method was needed to prevent overlapping
ReplyDeleteThe high demand to this seaweed. So this the opportunity to open project for this thing.
ReplyDeleteSemoga projek ini dijalankan dengan lancar.
DeleteSo hope more people will join to produce seaweed to meet demand.
ReplyDeleteCurrently there are 8,000 hectares (19,200 acres) of seaweed in the sea off the east coast of Sabah. 1,156 farmers are involved in the cultivation of seaweed in Kunak and Semporna.
ReplyDeletePerkembangan dan permintaan yang baik dapat menggalak pendapatan yang lumayan. Teruskan usaha.
Perkembangan industri ini akan membawa ekonomi tempatan ke arah yang lebih berkembang.
ReplyDeleteIndustri rumpai laut akan dijadikan projek berimpak tinggi di Sabahsebagai salah satu langkah kerajaan menambah pendapatan dan meningkatkan taraf hidup penduduk.
ReplyDeletekerjasama yang baik antara kerajaan negeri Sabah dan kerajaan persekutuan, usaha menjadikan industri rumpai laut sebagai projek berimpak tinggi di Sabah akan dapat direalisasikan.
ReplyDeleteEkonomi Sabah juga akan semakin meningkat jika projek ini berjaya.
DeleteKerajaan mengisytiharkan Semporna sebagai daerah pengeluar rumpai laut negara bersesuaian dengan potensi besar industri rumpai laut di daerah itu.
ReplyDeleteMenteri Pertanian dan Industri Asas Tani, Datuk Seri Noh Omar, berkata program rumpai laut akan diletakkan di bawah Bidang Keberhasilan Utama Ekonomi (NKEA) dan Petunjuk Pre stasi Utama (KPI) menteri bagi menjadikan rumpai laut sebagai program berimpak tinggi.
ReplyDeletekerajaan akan membuat perancangan rantaian nilai rumpai laut dimana bukan sahaja mencari kaedah2 dan teknologi pengeluaran rumpai laut tetapi juga menambah nilai aktiviti huluan seperti diproses untuk dijadikan kosmetik dan sebagainya.
ReplyDeletedengan adanya perancangan dan peruntukkan dipihak kerajaan, maka kita yakin bahawa menjelang 2020, sasaran untuk menghasilkan sebanyak 900,000 tan rumpai laut bernilai RM1.4 bilion akan tercapai..
ReplyDeletedalam mencapai matlamat tersebut, kerajaan telah menyusun pelbagai program bagi melonjakkan industri rumpai laut di daerah itu. sebanyak RM46 juta diperuntukkan bagi memulakan projek mini estet yang akan dikendalikan oleh UMS manakala sebanyak RM8.3 juta diperuntukkan melalui Jabatan Perikannan bagi melaksanakan program kluster..
ReplyDeletedibawah program kluster ini, kerajaan akan menyalurkan bantuan terus kepada nelayan2 sedia ada yang sedang membuat kerja secara tradisional yang akan dimanfaatkan 300 peserta.
ReplyDeletesebanyak RM13 juta diperuntukkan bagi program Penyelidikan dan Pembangunan melibatkan rumpai laut dengan melantik bebrapa pusat pengajian tinggi seperti UMS, UM dan UKM. bagi memperhebatkan lagi pembangunan rumpai laut didaerah ini, kerajaan juga bercadang menubuhkan sebuah institusi Penyelidikan Rumpai Laut Negara di daerah Semporna..
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