KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4 — The government has spent more than RM1.53 billion to help paddy farmers in the country including the input and output subsidies, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 27 — The technical committee to tackle food security issues that convened today has considered the proposal to set a new ceiling price for chicken as well as the subsidy rate for poultry farmers.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 — The Covid-19 crisis has shown the multifaceted and interconnected nature of the food system, highlighting the need to think about food security and agrofood policy in broader terms, said Agriculture and Food Industries Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ronald Kiandee.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 16 — The Covid-19 pandemic, which resulted in the closing of Malaysia’s borders, has prompted the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industries (Mafi) to raise the target for local rice production to 75 per cent in the future.