PM: We need to increase our food production


Prized catch: Najib (second left) looking at empurau fish after launching the Farmers, Fishermen and Livestock Breeders Day in Kota Samarahan.

KOTA SAMARAHAN: Malaysia needs to increase its food production as the country is importing more than it produces, says the Prime Minister.

Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said Malaysia was facing a deficit of RM17bil a year in food production.

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