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.

SHAH ALAM, Dec 5 — The government is aiming to boost the national beef self-sufficiency rate (SSR) to 50 per cent by 2025 from the current 24 per cent through various efforts, including attracting big foreign investors and involving young cattle breeders.