S'wak expanding cultivation areas to tackle rice production shortfall


State Food Industry, Commodity and Regional Development Minister Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi delivering his winding-up speech at the Sarawak Legislative Assembly on Tuesday (May 27).

KUCHING: Sarawak plans to expand padi cultivation areas as part of efforts to increase its rice self-sufficiency level (SSL), says Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi.

The state Food Industry, Commodity and Regional Development Minister said Sarawak would require 260,000 tonnes of rice to meet domestic demand by 2030, when the state's population was projected to reach 3.2 million.

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