Food Security In Malaysia
There are many reasons food security has become a problem in malaysia.
Food security in malaysia. As of now the full impact of the pandemic on food security is not yet known says prof nasir who is a professor in agricultural economics at universiti putra malaysia upm. Disruptions in the food chain are minimal as the food supply has been adequate and markets have been stable so far except for isolated cases in the cameron highlands. The main one is that food crops are a lot harder to plant and maintain compared with oil palm. According to reports malaysia s food import bill ballooned from rm10 5 billion in 1998 to rm51 28 billion in 2017 while food exports increased from rm6 15 billion in 1998 to rm31 84 billion in.
Putrajaya oct 27 malaysia has called for stronger efforts and cooperation in food security among the asia pacific economic cooperation apec countries to face post covid 19 challenges besides ensuring a sustainable food system in the region.