KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4 — Malaysia will call on Asean's main rice supplying nations to give priority to exporting the staple food to member countries at the ongoing 45th Asean Ministers' Meeting on Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF).

By Amar Shah Mohsen KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 — The government has launched a nationwide integrated operation effective immediately to crackdown on hoarders, fraudsters, and profiteers amid a shortage of local white rice in the market. Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu...

GEORGE TOWN, July 9 — The Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (Fama) is targeting sales of more than RM7 million involving 124 entrepreneurs at Malaysia Fest, the annual Malaysian food and culture expo.

KAJANG, June 28 — The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MAFS) today denied there has been an increase in the price of local white rice, as claimed by certain quarters.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 — The Agriculture and Food Security Ministry (KPKM) is looking into the proposal to set up a special agency to improve food security as a national agenda.

PORT DICKSON, June 8 — A 26.97-square kilometre (km2) area in Melaka and a 299.0-km2 area in Gugusan Pulau Lima Johor have been gazetted as marine parks under Section 41, Part IX, of the Fisheries Act 1985 this year.

PUTRAJAYA, May 25 — Vegetables and fruits such as chilli, ginger, cabbage, mango and coconut did not reach 100 per cent self-sufficiency ratio (SSR) for the year 2021, said Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 — The government cannot unilaterally cancel any contract to import rice into the country because it needs to consider the social obligations which Padiberas Nasional Berhad (Bernas) has agreed to implement, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 — The government will be launching the Padi Crop Takaful Scheme soon to enable planters affected by factors beyond their control, to receive compensation to continue farming without incurring significant financial burden.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 15 — About 186,000 foreign workers are needed to meet the demand for labour in the agricultural sector nationwide, said Agriculture and Food Security Deputy Minister Chan Foong Hin.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — Issues relating to the rising prices of Covid-19 detection self-test kits as well as vaccinations were among the matters raised by several MPs during the debate on the Royal Address at the Dewan Rakyat today.