RICE supply issues are expected to be resolved in a month’s time, says Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu, while dismissing calls to ban foreigners from buying local varieties of the daily staple.
The Agriculture and Food Security Minister added that the country has enough rice for up to five months and that the government has launched a programme to increase stockpiles of locally-produced white rice (BPT) by 20%.
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