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| One of the themes of the Northern Corridor initiative is 'increasing state value', which emphasises on transforming and expanding the key economic sectors (Agriculture, Manufacturing and Tourism) located around the region: |
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Leading the transformation of Malaysia’s agriculture sectors to becoming a modernised food zone, by adopting commercial-scale farming and implementing the latest technologies into their activities. |
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Increasing exports of premium, fresh and processed agricultural products. |
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Assisting Malaysia in its food self-sufficiency objectives in staple foods such as rice. |
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Accelerating the move towards increasing higher value added activities such design and R&D for the electrical & electronics (E&E) sector. |
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Enhancing key tourist destinations in the North to attract higher-yielding tourists, increasing tourist spending, and expanding the size of the tourism industry in the region. |
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| Aside from strengthening these sectors, the initiative also seeks to develop new industries within the region such as: |
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Cultivating new commercial crops and promoting downstream activities in the agricultural sectors |
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Promoting new manufacturing sectors such as biotechnology, sustainable materials, and oil & gas. |
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Leveraging on the Northern Corridor's already established transport infrastructure and proximity to Thailand and Sumatera. It strives to become the centre for processing, logistics and trade, to service demands for the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT). |
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