Labuan Agricultural Income Exceeds RM247 Million In 2023 – DOSM
PUTRAJAYA, April 16 (Bernama) -- Agricultural income for Labuan recorded RM247.14 million in 2023, with the capture fisheries subsector registered as the main contributor at RM217.16 million, according to the Agricultural Census Report 2024 for the Federal Territories published by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) today.
Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the figure was followed by the crops subsector, which contributed RM16.37 million, livestock (RM9.39 million) and aquaculture at RM4.22 million.
“The total employment in the agricultural sector in the W.P. Labuan was recorded 2,454 persons in 2023, with 2,131 persons (86.8 percent) engaged by individual holdings and 323 persons (13.2percent) in establishment holdings,” he said in the report.
According to him, active owners and business partners accounted for 58.4 per cent or 1,432 persons, followed by 874 salaried employees and 148 unpaid family workers, while the average annual salaries and wages were recorded at RM19,623.
Meanwhile, agricultural sector income for Kuala Lumpur amounted to RM32.32 million, with the aquaculture subsector as the largest contributor at RM22.89 million, followed by the forestry and logging subsector with a contribution of RM5.20 million, crops (RM4.15 million) and livestock (RM69,600).
Mohd Uzir said Putrajaya’s total income stood at RM2.01 million, with the crop subsector as the largest contributor at RM1.89 million, followed by the livestock subsector at RM113,160.
The income components reported in the Agricultural Census 2024 comprise the value of sales from agricultural activities, services provided to other parties, processed agricultural products, as well as other income related to agricultural activities.
In terms of total expenditure, he said the agricultural sector in Labuan recorded RM137.15 million in 2023, with capture fisheries contributing RM123.46 million, followed by livestock (RM6.35 million), crops (RM6.07 million) and aquaculture activities (RM1.26 million).
Agricultural sector expenditure in Kuala Lumpur was recorded at RM8.98 million, followed by aquaculture at RM4.25 million, the forestry and logging subsector (RM3.05 million), crops (RM1.63 million) and livestock at RM59,800.
“In Putrajaya, the crops subsector recorded the highest expenditure at RM753,551, while the livestock subsector stood at RM21,153,” he said, explaining that the total expenditure refers to the overall costs incurred for direct inputs in agricultural activities, including transportation, maintenance and other related operating expenses.
Mohd Uzir said the agricultural sector in the Federal Territories exhibits unique and dynamic characteristics in an urban environment, where land availability is limited but rich in potential for innovation and value creation.
He said the development of this sector needs to be driven by technology-based transformation, including smart farming, fertigation systems, vertical farming and automation to enhance productivity and attract greater participation from youth and urban communities.
“At the same time, high-potential subsectors such as aquaculture and capture fisheries need to be further strengthened through strategic investments, value chain expansion and improved market access,” he added.
-- BERNAMA
