The prospect of landscaping horticulture business in Sarawak: a case study of Kuching / Wan Abu Bakar Wan Hussen

he main objective of this paper is to study the prospect of the landscaping horticulture business in Sarawak, with a case study of similar businesses operations in Kuching The findings, in relation to the objectives of the study shows that the growth of these companies was parallel to the increasing demand from the government, the private sectors and individuals such as for government infrastructures, private housing and home dwelling projects. The future outlook of the industry suggest ground for optimism as indicated by strong government and institutional support together with the available resources in the form of great biodiversity of local landscape plants, existing management and suitable climatic conditions. The demand and consumption for landscaping related activities in the whole country as reflected by the federal budget is up from RM446.4 million in the 7th MP to RM616.50 million in the 8th MP. The expenditures as incurred by the three local councils for their landscaping activities in Kuching shows an upward trends from RM11.10 million in 1999 and is expected to reach RM15.95 millions in the year 2003. And these figures have yet to include the market demand created by the private sectors and individuals.