KUALA LUMPUR, July 25: The Ministry of Plantation and Commodities (KPK) has spent RM44.83 million on 131 farm road repair projects in Sabah and Sarawak from 2022 until June 30, 2025.

The ministry said that 92 of the projects were carried out in Sabah, involving 164.8 kilometres (km) of farm roads at the cost of RM29.97 million, while 39 road repair projects, covering 90 km of farm roads, were implemented in Sarawak, costing RM14.86 million.

“These projects have benefited oil palm, rubber, cocoa and pepper smallholders in both states,” KPK said in a written reply posted on the Parliament’s website yesterday.

The ministry said this in response to a question from Oscar Ling Chai Yew (PH-Sibu) on its plans to assist the plantation sector in repairing farm roads in Sabah and Sarawak.

Meanwhile, KPK said it has submitted an application to the Ministry of Economy under the special project initiative to ensure more farm road repair projects can be implemented under the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP).

“KPK remains attentive to the plights of smallholders in the agricommodity sector nationwide, including in Sabah and Sarawak, who face difficulties transporting their crops when the farm roads are damaged,” it added. – TVS