The public expects elected governments to plan for the long term, in particular on matters concerning their basic needs, but it appears that governments over the years have failed to ensure food security.
People are understandably upset and angry over the rise in the prices of imported rice and the apparent shortage of local rice in some areas.
The price of imported rice went up by 36% on Sept 1, resulting in more consumers turning to local rice. Locally produced rice, which is price-controlled, is sold at RM2.60 per kg while imported rice, it was reported, can cost up to RM4 per kg. Titiwangsa Member of Parliament Johari Ghani was reported as saying recently that Malaysia produced only 62.6% of total demand.
As early as 1932, the British administrators were talking about the need for rice self-sufficiency at a conference on agriculture production. In 1962, then agriculture minister Abdul Aziz Ishak said Malaya would be self-sufficient in rice production by 1965 through double-cropping. However, the following year, the new agriculture minister, Khir Johari, said self-sufficiency could only be achieved in 1970.
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