State governments urged to gazette paddy land as rice self‑sufficiency drops to 54.3pc

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Malaysian state governments are being urged to formally gazette paddy-growing areas as the country’s rice self-sufficiency rate falls to 54.3 percent. The proposal aims to protect land for rice cultivation and strengthen domestic food production.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 2 — State governments have been urged to gazette paddy-growing areas to sustain rice cultivation an...