Sarawak is poised to become Malaysia’s largest rice producer by 2030, potentially overtaking Kedah’s long-held title as the nation’s “rice bowl,” said Deputy Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Arthur Joseph Kurup.<br /><br />He told the Dewan Rakyat on Thursday (Aug 21) that Sarawak aims to position itself as a food security hub under its Post-Covid-19 Development Strategy 2030 (PCDS 2030), in line with the National Food Security Policy Action Plan 2021-2025.<br /><br />Beyond rice, Arthur said the ministry was also focusing on other strategic crops such as grain corn, onions and coffee to reduce import dependence.<br /><br />Read more at https://tinyurl.com/4u9etbzj <br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline
