SDC's agriculture projects herald a new, bright future for residents in Kudat, Sabah

14th October, 2012
KUDAT: The most-awaited agriculture-based projects which are currently being implemented by the State government under Sabah Development Corridor (SDC) in the northern part of Sabah heralds a new, bright future for thousands of people in this area.
Statistics indicated that, for now, northern Sabah, covering the districts of Kudat, Kota Marudu and Pitas, still has a high population of hardcore poor or a high incidence of poverty.
But thanks to the 1Malaysia’s Government Transformation Programme (GTP) initiative taken by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, this region is now enjoying tremendous growth and development, particularly in the agricultural sector.
In what is seen as a new dawn for this area and its people, Datuk Dr Mohd Yaakub Johari, Chief Executive, Sabah Economic Development and Investment Authority (SEDIA), a one-stop authority for SDC, said the State government under the leadership of Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Haji Aman, who is also chairman of SEDIA, has devised a special strategy in tackling poverty in northern Sabah.
One of the SDC’s key projects for that purpose is the agro-politan project in Pitas, he told Bernama, here.