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Maffi to strengthen Sabah’s food security and self-sufficiency efforts, says Jamawi
2+ hour, 58+ min ago (349+ words) KOTA KINABALU: Sabah is focused on increasing local food production to strengthen food security and self-sufficiency in efforts to reduce dependence on imported food, says Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Industry (Maffi) Minister Datuk Jamawi Jaafar. He said increasing production was…...
Slippery times for vegoils
5+ hour, 4+ min ago (122+ words) The biofuels market will play a crucial role in shaping price dynamics within the vegetable oils complex in 2026 and beyond. Read full story Slippery times for vegoils Monday, 26 Jan 2026 THE biofuels market will play a crucial role in shaping price…...
Uncertainty at the heart of land acquisition
6+ hour, 4+ min ago (1044+ words) Monday, 26 Jan 2026 IN Malaysia, land acquisition law is supposed to be clear, fast and predictable. Instead, landowners and lawyers are often left navigating conflicting court decisions that make it difficult to know when, or even whether, a case is worth…...
Taiwan oranges make sweet return for festive season
13+ hour, 4+ min ago (366+ words) Monday, 26 Jan 2026 (From left) Edmanda, Tan, Fu, Kao, James, Tsai, Lu, Liao and Low at the Kuala Lumpur launch of Taichung Ponkan in Malaysia 2026. THE Taichung ponkan is back in Malaysia, with the sweet, juicy mandarin orange set to be…...
Nurturing plantations with ESG
18+ hour, 4+ min ago (179+ words) While the world has firmly relegated the "New Normal" narrative that loomed during the lockdowns five years ago to the realm of distant memory, environmental, social and governance (ESG) policy appears to be a lasting agenda. Read full story Nurturing…...
Fresh produce likely to be included in updated Sara list
2+ day, 9+ min ago (203+ words) SUNGAI PETANI: The list of essential items under the Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (Sara) programme will be updated by mid-February and will likely include fresh produce. Political secretary to the Finance Minister Muhammad Kamil Abdul Munim said there have been requests…...
Bhutan’s mega farms emerge as training hubs with youth engagement and prisoner rehabilitation
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (1296+ words) The foundational work is 100 per cent complete and expected to be in operation by December 2026. - Kuensel/ANN THIMPHU: Despite substantial Project Tied Assistance (PTA) funding, the country's flagship mega commercial farms have so far yielded limited tangible results raising concerns…...
Fama records RM84.14mil in sales through Agro Madani programme
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (325+ words) KOTA BARU: The Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (Fama) recorded RM84.14mil in sales nationwide through the Jualan Agro Madani programme in 2025, generating savings of RM25.18mil for consumers. Fama director-general Abdul Rashid Bahri said a total of 61,891 entrepreneurs were involved in the programme, which…...
Put S'gor pig farm project on hold or find a more suitable site, says PM
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (369+ words) BANGI: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has called for the proposed centralised pig farming project in Bukit Tagar, Selangor, which has caused concern among local residents, to be either put on hold for now or relocated to a more…...
Kluang farmers face heavy losses due to hungry herds
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (732+ words) Thursday, 22 Jan 2026 For the past five years, Chee Ming Tam has lost hundreds of thousands of ringgit as wild elephants repeatedly ravaged his fruit plantation along Jalan Renggam in Kluang, threatening his livelihood. The elephants would enter his farm two…...