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DATUK John Lo in his weekly “Inside Out Column” (Daily Express, October 10, 2021), with the key word “Sabahans First Policy on Agriculture” can be most meaningful and benefit many Sabahans.
This statement is very true and factual. While Sabah is blessed as an agricultural country, on the other hand at least 70pc of Sabahans live in poverty in the rural areas. Regrettably these poor rural people despite having been alienated agricultural land produce nothing, neither for themselves nor for sale. If there are any rubber or oil palm, most are haphazardly planted and maintained which produce very little income. Hardly enough to support their livings ....