PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s prime agricultural body has joined forces with government agencies, research institutions and global organisations including the International Rice Research Institute to pioneer initiatives to address the effects of climate change on crops
.“We will focus on developing cutting-edge techniques, technologies and practices that can mitigate the impact of rising temperatures on rice and other agricultural output,” said Dr Mohd Shukri Mat Ali @ Ibrahim of the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (Mardi).
