‘Food farming projects need right model’


By CY LEE

NEW projects to grow food using idle government land can reduce food imports if they are executed properly, says an agriculture policy expert.

Fellow Consultant at Universiti Putra Malaysia’s Laboratory of Agricultural and Food Policy Studies Prof Datin Paduka Dr Fatimah Mohamed Arshad said investments from public and private partners would be necessary to carry out the projects.

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Agriculture , Farming , Budget 2025 , Unused land

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