Introduce more suitable rice varieties, say experts

Need for change: Experts are calling for more site-specific varieties of rice seeds to be introduced saying that local farmers have a limited choice to choose from. — G.C.TAN/The Star.

KLANG: Padi farmers and experts say there is more to the trials and tribulations revolving around the production of rice in Malaysia.

Dr Noraziyah Abd Aziz, who is with Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia’s (UKM) Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, said one of the main problems afflicting Malaysia’s rice industry was the lack of rice varieties here.