Budget 2022: Focus on padi and rice industry to achieve self-sufficiency goals, urges Agri Ministry DG

PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): Budget 2022 should focus on the padi and rice industry for the country to achieve a self-sufficiency level (SSL) of more than 75% in 2025 to ensure food security for the people.

Agriculture and Food Industries Ministry director-general Azman Mahmood said this included efforts to increase input and output subsidies for the country's 300,000 farmers.