{"id":17422,"date":"2020-11-13T18:39:10","date_gmt":"2020-11-13T10:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/?p=17422"},"modified":"2020-11-13T19:22:28","modified_gmt":"2020-11-13T11:22:28","slug":"our-national-agricultural-industry-needs-a-makeover-heres-how","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/our-national-agricultural-industry-needs-a-makeover-heres-how\/","title":{"rendered":"Our national agricultural industry needs a makeover, here’s how"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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If the PN government is serious about championing national agricultural reform, it should include these three suggestions in policy-making:

1.<\/strong> Simplify red tape for agricultural exports<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The government should integrate export regulations of all relevant agencies such as the Royal Malaysian Customs Department, Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services (MAQIS), and the Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (FAMA). Procedures should be simplified, fees collected to export products should be reduced, and local farmers should be actively encouraged to increase productivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These measures can help lay the strong foundation for our agriculture sector to prosper, and at the same time increase agricultural exports to generate higher profits for our country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.<\/strong> Guarantee land security to small and medium farmers to help them work towards industrial upgrading and transformation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Source: Malay Mail<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are still many small and medium farmers who farm on insecure land and risk being expelled by the government and law enforcement agencies at any time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the government is sincere in encouraging such farmers to participate in its agricultural modernization plan, it should:<\/p>\n\n\n\n