A sense of urgency needed


Pressing challenge: Improving Malaysia’s food security requires an ecosystem and a mix of food policies, technology and entrepreneurship, says Prof Nasir. — 123rf.com

THERE has been a slew of announcements from the Prime Minister’s Office in recent weeks related to food, whether on production, import or security.

One of the first announcements was the decision to do away with approved permits for Malaysians to import food from abroad.

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