Give priority to food security, Penang govt urged

Being prepared: The Penang government must focus on food security programmes to ensure the state and its people are able to face the challenges of inflation or hyperinflation. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: Ensuring food security and food supply is at an optimum level should be the Penang government’s priority, said Yang di-Pertua Negri Tun Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak.

He said the Penang government must focus on food security programmes to ensure the state and its people are able to face the challenges of inflation or hyperinflation, which was the most talked-about topic among economic analysts at this time.