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The MACC is now focusing on investigations relating to the misappropriation of subsidies provided to farmers who sell local rice to licensed factories.

Deputy Agriculture and Food Security Minister Chang Foong Hin (second from the left) overseeing the special task force at the rice mill - BERNAMA

Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu during the minister’s reply session on the BPT issue at the Dewan Rakyat - BERNAMA PIX

Deputy Agricultural and Food Security Minister Datuk Chan Foong Hin said the move was important due to the high demand for BPI in Sabah and Sarawak which, due to the low supply and production of BPI, has caused the price of the rice to soar. - Facebook

A farmer, Mohd Sobri Osman (centre), 60, said the government-set floor price of RM1,200 per tonne for rice purchases needs to be reviewed to safeguard the farmers’ welfare. - BERNAMA

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Padi farmers will still be getting RM1,700 per tonne as their padi purchase price as the government has maintained the subsidy of RM500 per tonne, said Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu. - BERNAMA

Its General Manager Muhammad Faris Arriffin (inset) said in addition to owning a fertiliser processing plant in Gurun, Kedah with a production capacity of 360,000 tonnes per year, Nafas also had a strategic plan to deal with the issue of delayed supply of subsidised fertiliser which was given serious attention by the government before.