KUALA LUMPUR: In a bid to address the country’s huge food import bill, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said farmers should diversify and venture into vegetable and fruit farming as well using modern technology.
The prime minister said this is why the government has advocated mixed farming to ensure a stable and better income for them.
“They shouldn’t rely on one particular crop alone for example because when the price drops, the farmer concerned will be affected,” he said when opening the 22nd Annual General Meeting of the National Association of Smallholders Malaysia here today. – Bernama
