PUTRAJAYA: The government will continue its efforts to help padi farmers in Kedah, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. "We have given RM1bil and this is still ongoing," he told reporters ...

Agriculture and Food Security Ministry is exploring potential areas in Sabah and Sarawak to be developed as national “jelapang padi” (rice bowl area), aiming to boost the country’s rice ...

SIMANGGANG (Sarawak), Feb 8 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (KPKM) has set the floor price for padi purchase in Sabah and Sarawak at RM1,300 per tonne starting from Feb 15.

The agriculture and food security ministry has set the floor price for padi purchases in Sabah and Sarawak at RM1,300 per tonne, starting from Feb 15. Its minister, Mohamad Sabu, said the decision ...

KEDAH may be known as the National Granary (Jelapang Padi Negara), but this title actually masks a multitude of problems faced by the country’s largest rice producing state.

Johor is looking to increase rice production to support the national agenda, despite not being a jelapang padi (rice bowl) state. State agriculture, agro-based industry and rural development ...