Reviving the Sabah Padi Board: Sabah needs to get rid of Bernas first

“With the proposed Sabah Paddy Board, these idle paddy fields could be revived with the assistance of the Board. The Federal Government should also pump in allocations to assist Sabah paddy farmers,” - Senator Datuk John Ambrose.

“Bernas has been raking millions of ringgit in profits by importing rice from other countries and neglecting local paddy farmers. “Eventually local paddy farmers just give up. That is why Sabah’s rice self-sufficiency level is at 22 per cent while 78 per cent of the State’s rice needs are met by imports from China, Vietnam, Thailand and Pakistan as mentioned by Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor,” he said.

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