DPM calls for sustainable agro practices


PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia has called for more sustainable agriculture practices to face the threat to the world's food production due to extreme climate change.

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said occurrences of drought, flooding and haze in recent times have made food and agriculture more challenging and require “urgent response measures”.

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