Safeguarding our food security


Win-win situation: ‘We are proud to report that one of the ministry’s biggest achievements is to sustain the food equilibrium to ensure the people are fed and farmers earn an income, ’ says Kiandee.

PETALING JAYA: The movement control order implemented in March last year sent Malaysians into a buying frenzy to stock up on essential items as many were worried that there would not be enough supply to sustain them at home.

Photos and videos of empty shelves in supermarkets and “clear” tables in wet markets made their rounds on various platforms of social media with captions

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