Rice self-sufficiency rate at 62.6% in 2022

AS of last year, the country’s self-sufficiency rate (SSR) for rice was at 62.6%, chicken and duck eggs at 108.9%, vegetables at 44.7% and fruits at 78.1%, says Deputy Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Chan Foong Hin.

He said the SSR for other main commodities were 94.4% for chicken and duck meat, followed by edible fish (90.2%), fresh milk (57.3%) and beef (14.7%).