Jereb: Negeri Sembilan rice products will be sold this year through a partnership with rice manufacturing companies in Selangor, said state Agriculture, Food Security and Livelihood Committee chairman Datuk Seri Jalaluddin Alias. said.
He said the padi collection center in Merang, Kualapira, which started operating yesterday, is expected to produce about 3,100 tonnes of rice over two seasons.
“During a consultation session with the company appointed to purchase all padi in the state and 49 farmers, it was agreed between the state government and the company that the padi would be sent to factories for processing, tagging and An agreement was reached that the condition would then be sold on the market.
“As a result of our discussions with the company, we will increase the rice supply to meet the state's demand by about 20 to 40 tonnes per year,” he said at the Agro Madani Sale held at the Sungai Rui Constituency Community Service Center here today. he told reporters.
At the same time, he said the state government is working to increase the padi cultivation area in the state from 1,100 hectares to 1,500 hectares from this year.
He said today's Agro-Tips sale is offering discounts of up to 40 percent.
“Local rice is sold at RM10k compared to the market price of RM26, meat is RM30 per kilo, chicken is RM10, vegetables are free and fruit is half price,” he added. –bernama
