PM: Agrofood Fund to channel RM100mil to cooperatives to improve country's food security


KUALA LUMPUR: A total of RM100mil from the Agrofood Fund will be placed under the Cooperative Societies Commission of Malaysia (SKM) to assist cooperatives in expanding the agrofood industry, says Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

In his speech during the National Cooperatives Month 2022 (BKK2022) celebration on Saturday (July 2), the Prime Minister said this was due to the government's confidence in cooperatives' ability in ensuring national food security.

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