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Published on: Sunday, May 09, 2021
By: Gamaliel Kan
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A paddy field in Kota Belud.
THE paddy and rice industry is one of the most assisted and insulated industries in Malaysia. Protectionist measures such as utilising a state trading enterprise (STE) Bernas (Padiberas Nasional Bhd) to be the single gatekeeper for rice imports, price controls and subsidies have effectively sheltered the industry from market realities.
This has prevented it from evolving into an industry that is dynamic, open and competitive. In the pursuit of protecting farmers’ income and spurring production, billions of ringgit of taxpayers’ money are being poured into this industry every year. Nonetheless, such high levels of spending have neither significantly improved farmers’ productivity nor their welfare.
Wednesday, 23 Dec 2020 09:03 AM MYT
Rice smuggling activities are still rampant in border areas despite regular enforcement operations mobilised by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industries’ Padi and Rice Regulatory division. AFP pic
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 23 Rice smuggling activities are still rampant in border areas despite regular enforcement operations mobilised by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industries’ Padi and Rice Regulatory division.
Foreign syndicates are known to smuggle rice, purchased cheaply in countries such as Thailand and Vietnam, through illegal routes or
lorong tikus at the border into Malaysia where it is sold at the standard price of about RM2.60 a kilogramme or at even higher prices.