Wednesday, 7 November 2012

AQUACULTURE IS SET TO COME UNTO ITS OWN




                
PROUD....Chief Minister Musa Aman (middle), with Minister of International Trade and Industry Mustapa Mohamed (right), and Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Dr. Maximus Ongkili (left). Also present were CEO of Darden Inc. Clarence Otis Jr. and Yayasan Sabah Director Khalil Datu Jamalul.

THE AQUACULTURE industry is set to go big in Sabah with the launch of the Integrated Lobster Aquaculture Park (iLAP) – the first of its kind in the world – in Semporna.

A joint venture between Ever Nexus company, Yayasan Sabah subsidiary company Inno Fisheries and Darden Incorporated, the 9,300-hectare marine park that is earmarked for the east coast district of Semporna will become the world’s first fully integrated commercial lobster hatchery.

The project will include lobster aquaculture for commercial production, contract farming and training, as well as mussels farming as a food source for the lobsters.

Guest of Honour, Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Haji Aman witnessed the signing ceremony between Darden Inc. and Yayasan Sabah today in Kuala Lumpur. He subsequently launched the RM2 billion-investment programme.

Speaking at the ceremony, Musa said that the global market for lobsters is estimated to be over RM12 billion a year, while the Asia Pacific region with China in particular accounts for 75 percent of the total market.

“This translates into vast economic opportunities for Malaysia and in particular the state of Sabah, in becoming a major player in meeting the demand for lobsters,” he said.

According to Musa, the establishment of iLAP will generate more than RM3 billion in annual sales by 2030. Job opportunities will be abundant as a result of this project with 6,000 new jobs created in the next eight years. By 2030, the project is slated to open up to 20, 000 new job opportunities.

Located in Orlando Florida, Darden Inc. is the world’s biggest chain of full-service restaurants with an annual sale of US$ 7.2 billion and up to 180, 000 workers.

Musa said that the project would help boost the Bumiputera entrepreneur programme and the agriculture component of the National Key Economic Areas (NKEA) plan.

“This business venture has already opened an opportunity for Bumiputera Company Ever Nexus together with Inno Fisheries Sdn Bhd, to successfully form a partnership with Darden Inc. This goes to show that effective participation of Bumiputera entrepreneurs is achievable within the Economic Transformation Programme (ETP) and other national level plans,” he said.

Musa further notes that Sabah’s worth as an investment destination is proven through the state’s ability to attract approximately RM10 billion in investments in the first quarter of the this year. This is the highest amount of private investments in Malaysia.

“I am confident that the iLAP project will become a catalyst for further economic growth in the east coast region of Sabah, and will create more high income jobs,” he said. (Insight Sabah)

25 comments:

  1. Government is trying to resolve unemployment issues in the state, there is also the need to deal with the problem faced by certain sectors that do not appeal to the local job seekers.

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    1. belia juga harus usaha untuk mendapatkan kerja.

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    2. Semoga kadar pengangguran melalui kempen yang dilaksanakan dapat dikurangkan.

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  2. Government is always concerned about unemployment issues in the state and constantly provides platforms for skills development and improvement so that graduates, school leavers and those requiring more skills, can secure jobs in the various fields that need manpower.

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  3. Sabah Job Centre, job fairs, and has even gone around the country to ensure that people are fully aware of the opportunities available for them to grab

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    1. Baguslah sekurang-kurangnya ada saluran untuk mencari kerja.

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    2. The job fair and other channel indeed a right way to get better offer, good luck!

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  4. A Day with Youth Guidance Programmes, which consists of career talks, career counselling clinics and open interviews aimed at school graduates and job seekers.

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  5. thanked the Government for providing RM1,000 a year to university graduates who are still jobless and registered with JobsMalaysia, the Human Resource Ministry, but this was only for a temporarily solution.

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    1. Untuk jangka masa pendek, tiada masalah. Jika berpanjangan, ini cuma mengakibatkan sikap teramat bergantung kepada kerajaan.

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  6. Jiak berkelayakan, pasti mendapat pekerjaan yang baik. Tetapi, jangan pula teramat pilih.

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  7. Musa further notes that Sabah’s worth as an investment destination is proven through the state’s ability to attract approximately RM10 billion in investments in the first quarter of the this year.

    Berita baik untuk Sabah, semakin banyak pelabur datang ke Sabah. Nyata Sabah berpotensi menjadi pusat ekonomi yang penting.

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  8. Pertambahan pelaburan asing turut menggalak lebih banyak peluang pekerjaan diberi.

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  9. According to Musa, the establishment of iLAP will generate more than RM3 billion in annual sales by 2030. Job opportunities will be abundant as a result of this project with 6,000 new jobs created in the next eight years.

    This certainly a long term planning. What about the current 8 years? What can these people can go?

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  10. Sikap pilih kerja juga unsur pengangguran.

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  11. projek ini akan memberi byk manfaat kepada ekonomi Sabah dan penduduk Sabah.

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  12. ia pasti akan wujudkan lebih byk peluang pekerjaan.

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  13. Ekonomi Negeri Sabah Kekal Stabil

    DIBAWAH PENTADBIRAN DATUK MUSA AMAN, SABAH SEMAKIN MENJADI TUMPUAN PELABUR

    Untuk tempoh lima bulan pertama pada tahun ini, eksport negeri terus berkembang pada kadar 7.2 peratus dengan nilai mencecah RM20.7 bilion, manakala import pula telah meningkat pada kadar 30 peratus dengan jumlah mencecah RM16 bilion. Import bagi jentera serta kelengkapan pengangkutan dan barang-barang keluaran kilang, masing-masing telah berkembang sebanyak 45 peratus dan 65 peratus.

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  14. Ekonomi Negeri Sabah Kekal Stabil

    DIBAWAH PENTADBIRAN DATUK MUSA AMAN, SABAH SEMAKIN MENJADI TUMPUAN PELABUR

    Pertumbuhan tinggi tersebut mencerminkan pelaburan besar oleh sektor swasta iaitu sebanyak RM10 bilion pada suku tahun pertama tahun ini yang mana ianya juga merupakan pelaburan swasta yang tertinggi di Malaysia.

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  15. Ekonomi Negeri Sabah Kekal Stabil

    DIBAWAH PENTADBIRAN DATUK MUSA AMAN, SABAH SEMAKIN MENJADI TUMPUAN PELABUR

    Jumlah pelaburan yang diluluskan di bawah sektor pembuatan untuk tujuh bulan pertama pada tahun ini ialah sebanyak RM5.7 bilion. Sebahagian besar daripada jumlah pelaburan ini disumbangkan oleh Petronas melalui projek Ammonia Dan Urea Sabah (SAMUR).

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  16. Ekonomi Negeri Sabah Kekal Stabil

    DIBAWAH PENTADBIRAN DATUK MUSA AMAN, SABAH SEMAKIN MENJADI TUMPUAN PELABUR

    Pelaburan dalam Koridor Pembangunan Sabah juga semakin aktif dengan jumlah pelaburan terkumpul direalisasikan (cummulative realized investment) melalui Projek-projek Permulaan (Entry-Point Projects) setakat bulan Julai 2012 sebanyak RM9.43 bilion.

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  17. Ekonomi Negeri Sabah Kekal Stabil

    DIBAWAH PENTADBIRAN DATUK MUSA AMAN, SABAH SEMAKIN MENJADI TUMPUAN PELABUR

    Berdasarkan unjuran, senario ekonomi negeri pada masa hadapan adalah cerah dan mempunyai prospek yang baik di mana beberapa projek swasta berimpak tinggi yang dibiayai melalui kerjasama awam dan swasta dijangka akan memainkan peranan dan menjadi pemangkin dalam menjana pertumbuhan ekonomi negeri.

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  18. Ekonomi Negeri Sabah Kekal Stabil

    DIBAWAH PENTADBIRAN DATUK MUSA AMAN, SABAH SEMAKIN MENJADI TUMPUAN PELABUR

    Pada masa ini, terdapat pelbagai projek berimpak tinggi yang sedang dilaksanakan yang merangkumi beberapa sektor termasuklah sektor minyak, gas dan tenaga, pelancongan, pertanian dan pembangunan hartanah bersepadu berkos tinggi (high end integrated real estate development).

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  19. Ekonomi Negeri Sabah Kekal Stabil

    DIBAWAH PENTADBIRAN DATUK MUSA AMAN, SABAH SEMAKIN MENJADI TUMPUAN PELABUR

    Pada masa yang sama, dengan pelaksanaan pelbagai program seperti Program Transformasi Kerajaan (GTP), Program Transformasi Ekonomi (ETP), Program Transformasi Luar Bandar (RTP) dan mengambil kira pelbagai inisiatif seperti yang telah diumumkan dalam Bajet Nasional 2013, pertumbuhan ekonomi Negeri dijangka akan dapat ditingkatkan lagi.

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  20. Ekonomi Negeri Sabah Kekal Stabil

    DIBAWAH PENTADBIRAN DATUK MUSA AMAN, SABAH SEMAKIN MENJADI TUMPUAN PELABUR

    Walaupun pertumbuhan sektor luaran diramalkan akan tumbuh sederhana di sebalik cabaran-cabaran ekonomi global, ekonomi negeri Sabah dijangka akan kekal stabil disebabkan oleh sokongan daripada pelaburan awam dan swasta serta penggunaan domestik yang kukuh. Oleh yang demikian, ekonomi negeri diunjurkan berkembang di antara 5 hingga 6 peratus pada tahun 2013.

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