National agricultural policy to be reviewed, says Salahuddin
Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Datuk Salahuddin Ayub said the government would assist farmers with a more friendly agricultural policy. — Picture by Miera Zulyana
“I will discuss with Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad on the effective mechanism to assist farmers through an agricultural policy that is more friendly to farmers and fishermen. Salahuddin said he wanted to see reasonable electricity tariff rates implemented in agricultural areas. On the National Agro-Food Policy, Salahuddin said the country’s self-sufficiency level for rice had reached 71.9 per cent and his ministry was targeting a five-percentage point growth over the next five years.
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