Malaysia remains heavily reliant on imported food despite gains in local production, said Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu.<br /><br />Citing the Statistics Department’s Self-Sufficiency Ratio (SSR) 2023 report, he said Malaysia’s self-sufficiency level for rice stood at 56.2% and chicken at 90.2%, both slightly lower than in previous years.<br /><br />To strengthen food security, Mohamad said the government is enhancing paddy and rice industry mechanisms and expanding cattle breeding and ruminant development programmes to reach 50% self-sufficiency in beef by 2030.<br /><br />Read more at https://tinyurl.com/4e465jkh <br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline
