PETALING JAYA: The increase in subsidies and guaranteed minimum price of rice since 2005 has not done much to increase farmers’ income, says a study by Khazanah Research Institute (KRI).
In the latest publication, it was reported that even though farmers are responsive to output and input subsidies such as cash transfer, subsidised fertilisers and seeds, they are still unable to increase yield and revenue for the farmers.
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