SC, agro-based agencies eye alternative financing for agriculture sector

KUALA LUMPUR: The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) and key agriculture agencies are looking into alternative financing for the agriculture sector to address financing gaps faced by agro-based micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs).

Some 40 representatives from agencies and industry players this week attended a workshop called GROW -- a new collaborative programme under the SC’s fintech flagship initiative, SCxSC -- in this bid to boost the country’s food security, the capital market regulator said.