RICE supply issues are expected to be resolved in a month’s time, says Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu, while dismissing calls to ban foreigners from buying local varieties of the daily staple.
The Agriculture and Food Security Minister added that the country has enough rice for up to five months and that the government has launched a programme to increase stockpiles of locally-produced white rice by 20%.
This followed a similar suggestion from Melaka rural development, agriculture and food security committee chairman Dr Akmal Saleh who said the needs of the locals must be prioritised. Among the measures taken to increase supplies is a programme with millers and suppliers to increase stockpiles by 20% to 23,000 metric tonnes a month for a period of one year.
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