KUALA LUMPUR: The government has implemented six steps to manage the impact of climate change in the agrofood sector, especially on padi cultivation, said Agriculture and Food Industries Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ronald Kiandee.
He said the measures included development and planting of padi varieties that are resistant to floods or droughts and development of padi seed varieties that thrive in salt water in the event of sea water flooding padi fields.
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