KUALA LUMPUR: Sarawak state will plant an additional 7,000 hectares (17,297 acres) of padi in five years to help the country move closer to self-sufficiency in the staple as prices rise to records.
The new fields should produce at least nine tonnes of rice per hectare, Chief Minister of Sarawak Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud told reporters yesterday. An additional 20,000 hectares are available for rice, though they haven't been approved for planting, he said.
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