Sabah, Sarawak hill paddy can be premium product, penetrate wider market, says minister | Malay Mail

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BELURAN, Aug 23 — Hill paddy grown in Sabah and Sarawak can become a premium product and capable of penetrating a broader market, said Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry Datuk Seri Ronald Kiandee today. He said the premium product would be able to give higher returns to the farmers who...

Sunday, 23 Aug 2020 04:16 PM MYT

He said the premium product would be able to give higher returns to the farmers who plant the crop and subsequently increase the country’s paddy production, besides reducing rice imports. According to Kiandee, most of the hill paddy production in Sabah and Sarawak are for the consumption of the farmers and their families and also marketed to the supermarkets, retail shops and nearby markets.

 

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