PUTRAJAYA, Aug 15 — The implementation of the Precision Fertilisation Pilot Project in paddy fields is expected to boost yields in 20,371 hectares of selected paddy fields in Penang, Selangor, Terengganu, and Kelantan.

KUALA SELANGOR, April 6 — State executive councillor for local government Dato’ Ng Suee Lim has called for the Federal government to review the ceiling price of local white rice which has been stagnant for over a decade and a half.

JERLUN, Oct 7 — Padi farmers in Kedah have urged the government to reassess the floor price of padi purchases by manufacturers in the state, which is currently set at RM1,200 per tonne, a rate they consider exceptionally low.

MELAKA, Sept 3 — The Agriculture and Food Security Ministry (KPKM) will hold a meeting with Padiberas Nasional Berhad (Bernas) and paddy farmers this Thursday to discuss the country's local rice supply.

KANGAR, May 9 — The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MAFS) is confident the use of smart farming technology can help the country’s rice production be improved towards self-sufficiency level (SSL), said its minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu.

PUTRAJAYA, April 11 — Padiberas Nasional Bhd (Bernas) has channelled another RM20 million in donations to the Agriculture and Food Security Ministry that will be distributed to padi farmers in four states, Kedah, Perlis, Penang and Selangor.

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 31 — Padiberas Nasional Berhad's (Bernas) Special Assistance amounting to RM10 million for 2022 will be distributed in stages to paddy farmers in Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang from January, said Agriculture and Food Security Minister Mohamad Sabu.

By Sofia Nasir SHAH ALAM, Dec 10 — The state government commends the announcement by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim who urged Padiberas Nasional Bhd (Bernas) to share profits with the nation’s rice farmers. State executive councillor for infrastructure Izham Hashim stated that the...

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.

By Norrasyidah Arshad SEKINCHAN, May 11 — Over 8,000 farmers in Sekinchan are urging the Agriculture and Food Industries Ministry (Mafi) to increase the ceiling price of paddy to RM1,400 per tonne from its current price of RM1,200 per tonne. Sekinchan state assemblyman Ng Suee Lim said the...

By Mustakim Ramli SHAH ALAM, March 12 — Paddy farmers in Sungai Panjang and Bagan Terap have been urged to find alternatives such as planting cash crops if the soil of their paddy fields are no longer suitable for rice-planting. Sekinchan state assemblyman Ng Suee Lim, however, said that the...

By Norrasyidah Arshad SABAK BERNAM, March 9 — A total of RM1 million has been allocated to assist 2,500 paddy farmers facing a deterioration in paddy harvest in Sabak Bernam. State executive councillor for agricultural modernisation and agro-based industry Izham Hashim said the allocation...