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Vegetable & fruit growing are still profitable to meet domestic demands. Investments on high technology farm and modern technology could raise the productivity and it is still possible to stretch the profit margin of this sector.

Other new areas of primary production are still untested, which could provide the opportunities to develop new products for niche markets. We believe herbal and medicinal plants offer great potential for commercialisation. Some of these plants are already household "brands" to people in Brunei and in the region, but has yet to be exploited in agronomic scales. Enterprising investors could innovate to produce new health food products such as herbal cookies and other tonic beverages:

Floriculture in Brunei Darussalam is small and steadily developing, but the available facilities offers great opportunity for investors to venture into the lucrative global markets for cut flowers and ornamental plants. Investors with a wide business networking should take advantage of the various incentives offered by the Government to establish their operations here and export their products overseas.

Other than opportunities found in the primary and secondary agro industries, the service sector too has many opportunities. Professional services in marketing, veterinary practice, and trading of veterinary and agricultural products are needed by the business community and consumers. Such professionals are welcome d to set up their practices in Brunei Darussalam .