Penang receives 30,000kg of local white rice under govt initiative

GEORGE TOWN: Penang became the first state to receive 30,000kg of rice through the local white rice distribution intervention programme in an effort to increase the supply of rice in the state.

State agrotechnology and food security and cooperatives development committee chairman Fahmi Zainol said 3,000 10kg sacks of rice were marketed through the Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (Fama) sales centres statewide from Tuesday (Sept 19).