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Agriculture Ministry says Malaysia imports too much ginger, mangoes, rice and fresh milk — here’s what’s changing

KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 — The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (KPKM) is focusing on increasing the product...

Worried govt producing GMO rice? Agriculture Ministry says Perak run is only a controlled test

SERDANG, Aug 12 — The proposed genetically modified rice field trial in Perak involving the MR219 variety is only...

National farmers’ group cleans house, shuts nine subsidiaries as scrutiny grows over Malaysian farm support

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 7 — As Malaysia’s paddy farmers grapple with delays in subsidised fertiliser supplies, on...

Farmer’s coconut dehusking invention gets a shot at cracking the durian market

 KOTA BHARU, Aug 17 — An innovative coconut dehusking device developed by plantation entrepreneur Che Ad...

Mat Sabu: Measures in place to protect food supply from El Nino impact

 KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 — The government is strengthening various mitigation measures to reduce the impac...

Mohamad Sabu: Malaysia must leverage technology, rural development to strengthen food security

 KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 — Malaysia needs to learn from China’s experience in strengthening the agricultur...

As rice output falls, Malaysia looks to China’s ‘2 yields, 1 land’ model

Malaysia is looking to China’s rice-prawn farms as a model to extract more from its shrinking paddy land as a slide in rice self-sufficiency has left it increasingly reliant on imp...

Durian, pineapple and RM8b in deals: Malaysia goes big at MAHA 2026

SERDANG, Aug 29 — Some 121 Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) worth about RM8 billion are expected to be signed in...

Mat Sabu: Malaysia needs rice self-sufficiency rate of at least 80pc for secure supply

SERDANG, Aug 31 — The country’s rice self-sufficiency ratio (SSR) needs to be increased to at least 80 per c...

MACC investigates fertiliser delays affecting 38,000 Kedah farmers

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 7 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has opened an investigation into delays in...

MACC probes RM80m Felda Palong 7 oil palm replanting scheme after settlers raise concerns

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is examining information related to the imp...

Agricultural TVET graduate employment rises to 76pc, still below national average

PUTRAJAYA, July 24 — The employment rate of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) graduates in ag...

MAHA 2026 attracts 1.8 million visitors, records RM6m sales in three days

SERDANG, Aug 31 — The Malaysia Agriculture, Horticulture and Agrotourism Exhibition (MAHA) 2026 has recorded 1.8 m...

Shrimp import talks with Thailand at final stage, resolution expected by mid‑August, says Mat Sabu

KOTA BHARU, Aug 8 — Discussions on the issue of shrimp imports from Thailand are at the final stage and are expect...

Seminar on MRLs of pesticides, prevention of aflatoxin in rice held at MNSUA

In food security push, Penang disburses RM3.28m in aid to rice and vegetable farmers

SEBERANG PERAI, July 24 — The Penang state government is disbursing a one-off RM500 cash grant to 6,572 padi and v...

Malaysia must move beyond reactive API readings to forecast haze, says air quality researcher

KUALA NERUS, Aug 26 — Malaysia should develop an early haze warning system to protect public health following recu...

Malaysia probes claim subsidised padi fertiliser smuggled into Thailand for bomb-making

PASIR PUTEH, September 3 — Malaysia and Thailand will use existing bilateral mechanisms to investigate allegations...

Anwar: MACC to investigate fertiliser‑supply delay to paddy farmers in Kedah; errant contractors may face termination

SERDANG, Sept 6 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has instructed the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission...

UMS, industry partner to develop sustainable battery-free lighting system in Sabah

 KOTA KINABALU, July 30 — A RM76,000 research project to develop a battery-free lighting system powered by th...

Korea's agricultural outreach sees success in Asia, Africa

Korea’s Rural Development Administration (RDA) has achieved landmark successes in its overseas agricultural official development assistance projects, turning decades-long challenge...

Global Team Studies Agritech Innovation At ICAR NAARM

The visit was part of an Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation international training programme organised by ICRISAT

Dir Agri visits S.M Farm Padgampora

Reviews seed production initiatives SRINAGAR: Director Agriculture Kashmir, Sartaj Ahmad Shahvisited the Seed Multiplication Farm at Padgampora, Pulwama, to assess ongoing activiti...

MACC detains former estate manager over RM8m rubber sapling supply probe linked to Tabung Haji RCI

 PUTRAJAYA, Aug 4 — The former estate manager of a rubber sapling supply company in the Klang Valley has been...