MALAYSIANS must shed their unhealthy ‘lapar nasi’(hungry for rice) craving and look for other sources of carbohydrates to prevent high dependency on rice.
Agriculture and Agro-based Industries Ministry deputy secretary-general (Develop-ment Division) Datuk Dr Baharom Jani said if the people were too dependent on rice for their staple diet, they would panic when there was a global increase in rice prices.
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