M'sia aims for 80% rice self-sufficiency by 2030, says Mat Sabu

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia plans to achieve 80% self-sufficiency in terms of white rice production by 2030, Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu told the Dewan Rakyat on Thursday (Feb 29).

"The Agriculture and Food Security Ministry targets to produce 2,030,846 metric tonnes of white rice this year, 2,006,803 metric tonnes in 2025, 2,119,389 metric tonnes in 2026, 2,171,757 metric tonnes in 2027 and 2,224,229 metric tonnes in 2028.