PASIR SALAK, July 14 — The Agriculture and Food Security Ministry (MAFS), via the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (Mardi), introduced two new padi varieties to address the weedy rice issue in the country.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 — The agro-food sector, which includes agriculture, manufacturing and services, grew by 0.3 per cent to RM43.3 billion in the first quarter of 2024, attributed to effective strategies in managing the country's food supply system.

PUTRAJAYA, April 8 — The country's physical stock of rice to date is 1,096,964 tonnes, including 290,000 tonnes of rice buffer stock, which is a stable quantity, able to cover the people’s needs for 5.48 months, said the Agriculture and Food Security Ministry (MAFS).

PENDANG, March 4 —The Ala Sekinchan Large-Scale Smart Padi Field Project (Smart SBB) introduced by the Muda Agricultural Development Authority (Mada) can attract young people to take up padi farming as a career, said MADA chairman Datuk Dr Ismail Salleh.

PASIR PUTEH, Jan 28 — The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (KPKM) aims to implement the Sekinchan-style SMART Large-Scale Padi Field (SMART SBB) practice on approximately 150,000 hectares of padi planting area nationwide by 2030.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 3 — The of Agriculture and Food Security Ministry (KPKM) will intensify its efforts and expand paddy cultivation under the Ala Sekinchan Large-Scale Smart Paddy Field (SMART SBB) Programme, including in Sabah and Sarawak, this year.

JERTIH, Oct 29 — The government is working to further expand the Ala Sekinchan Large-Scale Smart (Smart SBB) project throughout the country, including in Sabah and Sarawak.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 — The country’s rice supply is sufficient to cover domestic needs for another four to five months, and there is no urgent need to use the stockpile, said Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu.

BACHOK, July 9 — The Large-Scale Smart Paddy Field (Smart SBB) Mini Sekinchan programme, which is currently being implemented in several states, will end the country's reliance on imported rice within two years.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — The implementation of the Large-Scale Smart Padi Field (Smart SBB) programme will be able to help the country achieve its self-sufficient level (SSL) target for rice production in the next few years, Agriculture and Food Security Minister (MAFS) Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu...