Thursday, 02 Apr 2020 11:15 PM MYTKUALA LUMPUR, April 2 ― The Malaysia Dry Foodstuff Importers and Exporters Association has urged the government to prioritise domestic food supply security in order to ensure adequate food supply nationwide.
“The government’s top priority now is to enhance the efficiency of food import and act fast to formulate necessary measures, to ensure our domestic food supply will not be interrupted in the short to medium term,” he said in a statement today. Besides the government should provide adequate assistance to local farmers through well-designed aid programmes to improve domestic agricultural production
“Restrict people from hoarding food to avoid shortage of food supply and food price hike and improve the efficiency of logistics and storage capacity to reduce unnecessary wastage due to food spoilage,” he said.
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