Reduced dependence on food imports to spur local agrofood industry growth
KUALA LUMPUR: Reducing dependence on food imports will spur the growth of the national agrofood industry, local experts shared recently. Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) Business and Communications Faculty senior lecturer Assoc Prof Dr Mohd Zukime Mat Junoh said such a measure, as urged by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, will lead to a huge […]
Ensuring food imports are virus-free
KUCHING: The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) is looking into ways to ensure that Covid-19 virus does not spread through food imports. Its minister Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi assured that his ministry was playing its part in the global effort to address the Covid-19 pandemic. He explained that at the moment, the […]
A Catch 22 situation
Food imports, exchange rate and cost of living KUALA LUMPUR: Transforming Malaysia into a net food exporter may still not wean the country off the need for imports. Neither will it completely help the country in addressing the cost of living issue. While addressing challenges in food production issues require relevant domestic policies and […]
