Strategies and Functions
HIGH LEVEL STRATEGIES:
- To increase investment (Attract Foreign Direct Investment and Facilitate Domestic Direct Investment) in the Agriculture Sector and Rural Economy; and
- To ensure efficient and effective delivery of the approved 5-Year Development projects in the Agriculture Sector and Rural Areas.
KEY FUNCTIONS:
1. Policy Formulation
- Policy formulation on rural economy and Native Customary Rights (NCR) land development.
2. Coordination and Collaboration
- To coordinate the role of other stakeholders in project planning and implementation
- To collaborate with relevant public and private sectors in the development of agriculture and rural economy
- Watching brief of relevant Federal agencies operating in Sarawak
3. Regulatory and Enforcement
- Review the relevant Federal Acts and State Ordinances
- Review of Rules and Regulations
- Propose new State Legislation or Rules and Regulations
- Strengthen the enforcement agencies
4. Planning and Development
- Formulate strategic development plan for agriculture sector and live stocks
- Coordinate the preparation of 5-year plan
5. Monitoring and Evaluation
- Monitor & evaluate development programs & projects under the purview of the Ministry
6. Promotion and Marketing
- To undertake market intelligence
- To create an efficient marketing and distribution system
- To undertake market promotion for agro based and rural based products
7. Management Service
- Budget & Finance
- Human Resource Management & Development
- Assets Management
- Legal Services
- Public Relation
- Database Management
8. Performing Registrar's Function for Farmers Organisation
9. Supervising role over agencies
- Department of Agriculture Sarawak (DOA)
- Department of Veterinary Services Sarawak (DVSS)
- Sarawak Land Development Board (SLDB)
- Sarawak Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Authority (SALCRA)
- Sago & Nipah Development Board (SNDB)
- Sarawak Rubber Industry Board (SARIB)
- Department of Irrigation & Drainage Sarawak (Rural Infrastructure)
- Department of Land & Survey Sarawak (Native Land)
10. Secretariat for the followings:
- State Task Force (STF) on NCR Land Development
- State level committee on the promotion of oil palm industry in Sarawak
- Advisory services for potential investors
11. Representing the State Government on matters Pertaining to Agriculture, Native Land and Regional Development
12. Processing and recommending the followings:
- Application of new palm oil mills
- Application for foreign workers for plantations and smallholders
- Application for deep sea fishing permits
13. Oversight of Agriculture and Rural Economy Institutions
- Livestock Association
- Sarawak Oil Palm Plantation Owners Association (SOPPOA)
- Dayak Oil Palm Planters Association (DOPPA)
- Malaysia Palm Oil Association (MPOA)
- and other related institutions.
