KUALA TERENGGANU: The Budi Madani diesel subsidy programme is expected help stabilise the local food supply and have a positive impact on the country’s agriculture sector, says an academic.
The dean of the bioresources and food industry faculty at Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Prof Dr Hafizan Juahir, said the RM200 monthly assistance to be provided through the programme could reduce operational costs for small-scale farmers and smallholders who rely on diesel-powered vehicles.
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