KUCHING: Churches throughout Sarawak have been urged to take part in the state’s agriculture transformation programme, in respect of the state’s ambition to be a net exporter of food by 2030.

Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the aim of the agriculture transformation programme was also to eradicate poverty among the people of Sarawak as the official poverty rate in the state stood at 0.9 per cent, despite certain parties disputing the accuracy of the figure.