The government is procuring only imported rice for its institutions to free up the supply of local rice for the domestic market, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today.
The National Farmers Organisation (Nafas) is ready to import rice if Padiberas Nasional Bhd is unable to secure more competitive pricing as local rice supply only fulfils 62% of the domestic demand, said National Action Council on Cost of Living Task Force (Food Cluster) chairman Datuk Syed Abu Hussin Hafiz Syed Abdul Fasal.
