Is There A Place For Building Materials Supplier?

A new kid on the block in as far as suppliers of building materials are concerned. Koperasi Usahawan Koridor Sabah Bhd was established to act as a major supplier to the many projects that are going to be implemented int the Sabah Development Corridor.

Agropolitan

Sabah State Government is vigorously promoting 5 Agropolitan projects under the Sabah Development Corridor or SDC. Rice planting is being promoted especially in Kota Belud, a district in the North West of Sabah. Agropolitan projects come under the Agriculture sector of the SDC and Halatuju.

Promoting Products From Rural Area

DUID or Dewan Usahawan Industri Desa was also busy organizing an Expo at the Sabah Trade Centre Likas to promote products from the rural area of the various states in Malaysia. The expo ended on July 5, 2009. There had been many expo in June and July 2009 in Kota Kinabalu and they were all looking for markets for their members and exhibitors.

Campaigning

The Buy Malaysia products campaign kicked off at Kota Kinabalu. The exposition which started on July 4 was held at the Town Padang and ends on July 7,2009. The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs who is the organizer had done a good job in trying to reduce the costs of prices of local products particularly those produced by SDSI producers. SDSI is One District One Industry product.