Statistics help ensure food remains on every table - Mustapa

After dealing with the health and economic consequences of Covid-19 since its oubreak, the government has learnt that statistics can help ensure that food remains on every Malaysian table, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Economy) Mustapa Mohamed.

He said what the government had learnt from dealing with the pandemic is that there is a need to compile and disseminate granular and real-time statistics.

“For example, in providing help to the people, we need a much more robust data mechanism tracking micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs)...