BALIK PULAU: More than 50 rice farmers in the Sungai Burung area here have to bear losses after more than 121ha of rice fields produced half-filled or empty grain, following an attack of 'hawar bulir bakteria' (bacterial panicle blight or BPB).
SABAK BERNAM: The shortage of a key ingredient in chicken feed, namely maize from Brazil, is among the causes of the substantial hike in the price of poultry, says Datuk Dr Nik Muhammad Zawawi Salleh.
SABAK BERNAM, Feb 22 The shortage of chicken feed, namely maize in Brazil is among the causes of the substantial hike in the price of the goods, said the Deputy Agriculture and Food Industries (MAFI) Minister II Datuk Nik Zawawi Salleh. He said he was confident the price of chicken would go.