Focus on entrepreneurship to drive rural economy - PM

The government continues to focus on the entrepreneurial sector, which is an important element to drive economic development, including among the rural population, said caretaker prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

He said although the country has succeeded in terms of infrastructure development in rural areas, the economic field of rural communities needs to be strengthened.

“We want villagers to venture into various economic fields which are not just traditional economic activities, such as farming and tapping rubber, or as small-scale fishermen for those who live on the coast.

“Rural entrepreneurs always have the opportunity and space to improve their existing achievements to a higher level because we have the expertise, potential, and facilities that are constantly growing,” he said.

Ismail Sabri said this while officiating the Rural Entrepreneurs Mini Carnival at Dataran Kerayong in Bera today.

The BN candidate for Bera said efforts to empower the rural community are in line with the aspirational goal of the Rural Development Policy.

The policy’s three main principles, he said, are sustainability, inclusivity, and holistic, towards the vision of prosperous rural areas by 2030.

- Bernama

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