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The shade house initiative, wheat trial, spices, expansion of the livestock industry - pigs, cattle, sheep – poultry and the fishing industry and the establishment of shrimp farms and cage culture farming are among some of the newer initiatives the government has undertaken to boost the country’s production of high-valued produce.

“We are also building our human resource and institutional capacity; we are focusing on hinterland development to boost food security in hinterland communities, making them more self-sufficient.

“We have established demonstration sites, supplied planting materials, provided improved breeds of livestock, established processing facilities, increased access to technical and advisory services and assisted with product development and marketing,” the Head of State said.

Meanwhile, the government, he said, is working on bridging the financing gap for low-cost loan programmes that will help rice, poultry and other farmers.

“We are working towards building resilience in our agriculture,” Dr Ali related.