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PETALING JAYA: Giving Kedah’s padi farmers more control over their seeds, fertiliser and greater freedom to sell their own harvests will increase their incomes without having to turn their fields into factories. ....
PETALING JAYA: A controversial plan by the Kedah Mentri Besar to convert 20% of padi land in the state could see Malaysia having to import an extra 306,000 tonnes of rice each year. ....
KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 The government’s move to abolish approved permits (APs) for food imports was a short-term solution that could cause lasting problems for Malaysia’s. ....
Agro groups worried govt s smart paddy project push could backfire Published A - A coalition of agriculture groups has expressed concern that the government s push to implement the large scale smart paddy field project (SBB), which is intended to raise the income of farmers, could have unintended consequences. Pertubuhan Persaudaran Pesawah Malaysia (Pesawah) and the Malaysian Food Security and Sovereignty Forum noted that estate managers under the project are now pushing other cultivations alongside paddy such as giant freshwater shrimps ( udang galah). ....