Malaysia Out of Food Supply

How come Malaysian as a agriculture country can have a food crisis. The world rice price is also are increasing and it effect to the Malaysia. The rising of the rice price also making life more difficult to developing countries.

The prime minister immediately responds to this crisis with certain steps that he suggest to take, where are, Big companies must venture into agriculture and food production, The country cannot continue to depend on imports of food item such as rice and farmer must increase their productivity.

But the ordinary folk have some ideas, among them are, rice production can be stepped up by increasing the number of harvests to five in two years, provide a channel for traders and retailer to buy directly from manufacturers and cut down on children's pocket money, shop only at wholesale markets and go for cheaper brands.

That whats have been said. But here at Malaysian Ways, we are doing our research and interviewing the farmer especially in small district likes Pitas in Sabah. What we found is.... very surprising, their didn't feel the effect of rising rice price. Their are more worry about rising of other things price such as mi, other local vegetables, tins food product and soon. Why? their said their are farmer, their planting this paddy every twice a year so its enough for them.

So its mean the rising of the price is effect especially to who didn't plant a paddy. This more effected to people who live in city, who are not a farmer. But the increasing of rice price is worrying to farmer because it maybe also will effect other basic needs by them.

Looking back to what our prime minister suggestion, Malaysian Ways(MW) give his responds. First, big companies must venture to agriculture, MW think maybe this idea not really a effective idea because normally big companies nowadays only looking to the profits so the idea in farming a big paddy field may be not comes to they minds. And if this happen also maybe their a venture to fruits or to animals farming (such as pigs and cattle). And sometimes this companies also will bully or discriminate the small paddy farmer. So What MW thinks is, the persatuan peladang who known as PELADANG must proactive to find more members helps them to farm a paddy field. Because many land are still available to do this paddy farming. And our government must protect certain land from development or planting of oil palm. Many land nowadays a being plants with this oil palms. It because this oil palm gives more profits.

Second, of course that was true, our country cannot rely on import foods. Our people must looking to our land product. It also can help the farmer actually. No more Beras Siam or Beras Vietnam, Buy Beras Super Tempatan our local rice. The third, the farmer cannot increasing the productivity without support from government. So government must help this paddy farmer especially in area where there is no water channel. Because in this area mean their cannot plant paddy twice a year because lack of water supply. Subsidies for paddy farmer need to review and increase if the government want the rising of productivity from this farmer

The ideas from the folk also need to review back. Farmer can not increased of harvests to five in two years because its will effect to land quality. And the ideas ideas a logic ideas from the folk side.

So it means everybody are involved in the effects of the rising rice price. MW will do a more research about this matter. Any founding will be post here. See ya.