Section 25

to undertake agricultural projects with emphasis on in-situ development of the rural communities;

to create employment and other gainful economic opportunities for the rural communities;

to establish commercial model farms either wholly owned or leased from or managed on joint venture basis with small holders;

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to acquire land for opening up rubber, oil palm, cocoa and other plantations and for the promotion of viable agricultural undertakings;

to undertake the processing and marketing, including import and export of all agricultural and forest produce;

to undertake the operation of farm mechanisation, and transport services, and the provision of credit facilities;

to undertake and participate in industrial, commercial, trading and agricultural enterprise in or outside the State;

to establish a joint marketing agency to undertake the marketing, including export and import of all agricultural produce from all Government and/or semi-Government and/or Government-financed agricultural agencies;

to promote rural community social programme, such as on nutrition, health, population, environment, housing, pre-school and adult education; and

to do all other acts and things as are necessary and expedient for the attainment of the purposes of the Corporation.