KLANG: Padi farmers and experts say there is more to the trials and tribulations revolving around the production of rice in Malaysia.
Dr Noraziyah Abd Aziz, who is with Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia’s Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, said one of the main problems afflicting Malaysia’s rice industry was the lack of rice varieties here.
She cited as example the MR219 variety, which was introduced in 2001, that became vulnerable to diseases after some time but was still being used by some farmers in spite of its production being stopped in 2022, as well as the MR220CL which is still being widely planted in spite of being in use for more than a decade.
Abdul Rashid, who is an exco member of the Pertubuhan Persaudaraan Pesawah Malaysia , said he wished the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute , research institutes and universities would create varieties which increased yields in every stalk than the current variety made available to them.
“Thailand and Vietnam, which produce more rice than us, are selling at RM3.50 and RM3.60 respectively per kg, but we are still selling at RM2.60,’’ he added. However, for yield to be satisfactory, padi farmers must also adhere to good agricultural practices, but more often than not, some farmers do not follow the guidelines set by the Agriculture Department.
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