KOTA SAMARAHAN: The Federal Cabinet is setting up a special unit that will focus on modernising the agricultural sector nationwide, disclosed Works Minister Baru Bian.

He said the special unit is under the Prime Minister’s Department and will be led by Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

“I told the Prime Minister that Sarawak and Sabah have the potential for agricultural development and he agreed. This is because I said that of all the states in Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak have a lot of land for agriculture,” he told reporters after the opening ceremony of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Stakan Office here yesterday.