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KUCHING Malaysia s horticulture industry has the potential to create more business opportunities because it is a new industry said Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Douglas Uggah Embas
He said if the industry could be developed and commercialised on a large scale it could have a positive effect even on rural economy in terms of employment
However he said for this to happen there was a need to consistently organise training programmes aimed at creating entrepreneurs in the industry especially among the people living in rural areas
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