Growing agriculture sector for food security, income

Zahari visiting a sugar cane plantation in Segamat, Johor.

Johor has potential to become the food basket of Malaysia and a food source for neighbouring countries through the national food security agenda.

Johor agriculture, agro-based industry and rural development committee chairman Datuk Zahari Sarip said the state government had formed a food security committee last year and it would be in charge of planning Johor’s path towards this goal.