Securing a Future for Malaysia's Paddy Farming
By Hajar Ariff
May 2025 FEATURE
GLOBAL RICE PRICE surges highlight the fragility in food security, calling for a diversified and adaptive approach for long-term resilience. Malaysia’s reliance on food imports, including roughly 30% of its rice needs from Vietnam and Thailand, underscores this concern. Rice is deeply embedded in Malaysian food culture, and its supply is now facing challenges from urbanisation, climate change and evolving economic priorities. Therefore, should paddy planting remain central to Malaysian nourishment? Or should alternative food security strategies take precedence?The Enduring...
Hajar Ariff
graduated from Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) with a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Industrial Statistics. She is an introvert who lends her time to activism whenever the need calls.
