Enough food to weather El Nino


THERE will be adequate food supply for the people during the anticipated dry season due to the El Nino phenomenon, expected to strike the country in the next few months, says Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Deputy Minister Datuk Tajuddin Abdul Rahman.

He added that measures were in place to prevent food shortages, especially of rice, which was the main staple of the people.

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