KOTA KINABALU: With Hari Raya Aidilfitri just around the corner, Sabahans can look forward to more affordable essentials, thanks to the Semarak Syawal 1446H Programme and Special Sales for the Agro-Based Food Industry (IMAT).
ALOR GAJAH: The federal government, through the Melaka government, has allocated RM9mil to develop Melaka's aquaculture industry, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh.
PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will personally go down to ensure consumers can enjoy reasonable prices in their preparations to celebrate Hari Raya Aidilfitri.
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PUTRAJAYA: There is an ample supply of eggs in the market, says the Agriculture and Food Security Ministry.
PETALING JAYA: The supply of eggs in the country is sufficient to meet the demand, says Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu.
KUALA LUMPUR: No elements of anti-competitive practices were found in the study on the rice and padi industry, says the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry.
PUTRAJAYA: The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry has opened three investigation papers and issued 47 notices to coconut and coconut milk traders for unjustified price hikes.
KUALA LUMPUR: The government is strengthening procedures to crack down on instances of mixing cheaper local white rice into packages of imported rice, says the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry
KUALA LUMPUR: The Agriculture and Food Security Ministry (KPKM) is in the final stages of discussions to finalise the diesel subsidies for rice industry service providers.
KUALA LUMPUR: Authorities have checked over 3,000 traders across the country to crack down on unethical business practices in just one day after Ops Pantau 2025 began, says the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry.
BAGAN DATUK: A high-level committee (HLC) will be established to address issues affecting fishermen in the country and ensure their welfare remains protected, says Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
BAGAN DATUK: A high-level committee will be established to address issues affecting fishermen in the country and ensure their welfare remains protected, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
KUALA LUMPUR: The padi and rice industry has been mixing local and imported white rice to create brand "variations" for decades, says the Agriculture and Food Security Ministry.
Bank Pertanian Malaysia Bhd, or also known as Agrobank, aims to achieve RM12bil in financing disbursement with an increase in net financing growth of up to RM1.6bil in 2025.
South Korea has confirmed four additional highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) cases in less than a week, Yonhap News Agency reported, citing the agriculture ministry on Monday.
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysians will be able to enjoy at least 5GB of additional free data on the first day of Hari Raya Aidilfitri, says Datuk Fahmi Fadzil (pic).
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KUALA LUMPUR: The Agriculture and Food Security Ministry has refuted claims by the Malaysian Padi Farmers Brotherhood Organisation (Pesawah) regarding an alleged directive to lower padi purchase prices.
VIENTIANE: The National Agriculture Forestry Research Institute (NAFRI) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is partnering with the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) to produce a draft of the National Seed Policy.