505,000 in Sabah agri sector
Published on: Sunday, July 14, 2024
By: Lagatah Toyos
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Mohamed Amri (centre, front) with participants of the census session.
TAWAU: The agriculture sector is the third largest in Sabah contributing 15.2 per cent to the State’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), making the sector very important to the State, said Department of Statistics (DOSM) Sabah Director Muhammad Amri Idris.
According to him, 505,000 out of 1.8 million employed in the State work in the agricultural sector which is almost one third, at the same time showing that the sector is very important.
He said this during the 2024 agricultural census session with agricultural agencies in Tawau divisional level at Dewan Sri Gemilang, Tawau Customs Building, here.
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