white rice

A worker swiftly transports sacks of imported white rice on a trolley moments after they are unloaded from the truck at Pasar Borong Selangor wet market in Seri Kembangan. 

Increasing the floor price of rice procurement and providing additional subsidies to farmers are the proposals to be discussed at the upcoming National Cost of Living Action Council meeting on March 20.

Although Datuk Syed Abu Hussin Hafiz Syed Abdul Fasal has good intentions with his Madani white rice proposal, there needs to be better coordination and engagement with industry players and other stakeholders prior to any announcements, said Communication Minister Fahmi Fadzil. 

The government has yet to reach a decision on the proposal to establish a single grade of white rice in the country, which will be named Malaysia Madani white rice.