PUTRAJAYA, Nov 29 — Padiberas Nasional Bhd (Bernas) has agreed to reduce the warehouse gate price of imported white rice in Peninsular Malaysia from RM3,000 per tonne to RM2,800 per tonne, effective December 1.

SHAH ALAM, Nov 25 — Padi farmers in Selangor are encouraged to register for the Padi Crop Takaful Scheme (STTP) as a form of protection in case their crops are destroyed by disasters or plant diseases.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 — The operations and obligations of the National Farmers Organisation (Nafas) to any third party remain unaffected despite the suspension of its constitution, effective November 1.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 — The Agriculture and Food Security Ministry (MAFS) will discuss the proposal of setting the floor price for padi purchase at RM1,500 per metric tonne, its minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 — The Agriculture and Food Security Ministry (MAFS) is encouraging padi farmers to increase the cultivation of speciality rice varieties, which have higher commercial value and selling prices compared to standard white rice.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 — The Agriculture and Food Security Ministry (MAFS) is focusing on the redevelopment of idle padi fields, to enhance the national rice self-sufficiency ratio (SSR).

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 1 — The National Farmers' Organisation’s (Nafas) constitution has been suspended effective today, a move aimed at enhancing governance and management within the organisation, said Farmers' Organisation Authority (LPP) director-general Amir Matamin.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 30 — Malaysia has recommended optimising the Asean-India fund to explore areas of cooperation, particularly initiatives related to agricultural sustainability and climate change mitigation.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 — Food security issues including proposals to increase the stockpile of basic foods, the national rice sufficiency rate (SSR) and the floor price of rice purchases, were among topics raised by MPs during the debate on the Supply Bill (Budget 2025) today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 — The Agriculture and Food Security Ministry (MAFS) will ensure an adequate supply of vegetables following the northeast monsoon phase, which usually occurs in several states towards the end of the year.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 9 — The Agriculture and Food Security Ministry (MAFS) will establish the separation of powers among relevant agencies and introduce new regulations to strengthen the country’s padi and rice sector.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 9 — The Agriculture and Food Security Ministry (MAFS) is reviewing subsidies for grades A, B and C chicken eggs.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 9 — The Agriculture and Food Security Ministry (MAFS) will merge seven of its enforcement agencies to enhance regulation in the agrofood sector.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 19 — The Agriculture and Food Security Ministry, in collaboration with Agrobank, will empower the young agropreneur community through the Graduate Agricultural Youth Development Incubator Programme (Probest 2.0 2024).

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 18 — The Agriculture and Food Security Ministry (MAFS) today launched the Start-Up and Scale-Up Grants to help youth in the agriculture and agrofood sector reduce start-up costs and expand agricultural projects.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 14 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is optimistic that Malaysia’s agricultural landscape will undergo a major transformation within the next one or two years.

SERDANG, Sept 14 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has stressed that cartel practices in Malaysia's agriculture sector must and will be stopped.

SERDANG, Sept 14 — The agro-food sector's contribution of 10.9 per cent to the gross domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter of 2024 is a positive indicator of the country's economic growth, said Agriculture and Food Security (MAFS) Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu.

KENINGAU, Sept 1 — The Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (Fama) Fest 2024 recorded sales of RM8.4 million in events held in seven states this year, said Deputy Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Arthur Joseph Kurup.

KLANG, Aug 24 — The Agriculture and Food Security Ministry (MAFS) is implementing several measures to help increase the country’s income with the expected increase in government spending.