Johor ready to offer land to federal govt for paddy planting

The Johor state government is prepared to offer land for paddy planting activities to help the federal government overcome the shortage of local white rice.

Menteri Besar Onn Hafiz Ghazi in a Facebook post also suggested a number of things for the federal government’s consideration, including establishing imported rice subsidies until the local white rice supply becomes sufficient.

He said repacking rice into...