There are enough stockpiles of rice in the country to last for up to five months, says Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu.<br /><br />The Agriculture and Food Security Minister said the ministry had launched a special local white rice programme with suppliers to increase stockpiles by 20% to 23,000 metric tonnes a month for a period of one year.<br /><br />Read more at https://tinyurl.com/3hf7e39s<br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline