on Saturday, 12 May 2012
FOOD SECURITY POLICY (DJBM)
 
Rising food prices and international shortages have caused the food crisis in many countries. Nevertheless, the food supply in the country at this time includes the supply of imported food are still able to meet the demand of the people of Malaysia.
In the event that world food prices continued to rise since early 2008, the Government took immediate steps to ensure adequate supply of food at reasonable prices to consumers.
For this purpose, the Government has approved Food Security Policy (DJBM) on May 2, 2008 for: -

    
Increase production and productivity of agro-food sector to meet the subsistence level.
    
Agricultural operators to ensure that appropriate income and ensure food production is not decreased.
    
Ensure adequate food supply, quality and safe for consumption.

To ensure DJBM goal is achieved, the Ministry of Agriculture has developed a seven (7) programs / projects that will be implemented during the period 2008-2010 through the Department / Agency under the Ministry. For 2008, the programs / projects planned include: -

    
The increase in rice production
    
Creation of buffer stocks of rice
    
Programs to increase production and productivity of crops, fisheries and livestock.
    
Incentives for operators of Agriculture
    
Strengthen FAMA to ensure that the market and distribution of agricultural produce
    
Implementation of Green Earth
    
Development of idle land and idle ponds to increase production

Department of Agriculture, Malaysia was given the responsibility of implementing 5 programs / projects: -

    
Project alignment fields - barn / outside barn
    
Permanent food production park project
    
Wasteland development projects
    
Greening program
    
Incentives to encourage increased food production

In addition responsible for implementing the five programs / projects above, the Department is also responsible as the head of the overall project implementation increased production of paddy / rice.
National Food Security Policy is expected to help and ease the burden of rising production costs and encourage increased production of agricultural products for farmers countries involved in the production of crops, vegetables, fruits, aquaculture and livestock.

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