KULAI: Food security and the agricultural sector will be among the main focus of the coming Budget 2022 in line with the government’s socio-economic recovery plan and growth in the short, medium and long term, says Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz. These sectors will lay the foundation in reducing the country’s dependency on imported food in the long run, he said. “Food security is one of the elements that the government has always emphasised in our economic stimulus packages and Budget 2021. Tengku Zafrul said RM3.15bil had been channelled to the agricultural sector through a stimulus package and Budget 2021. Tengku Zafrul also said Johor had contributed much to the agricultural sector and agro-food sector.

Source: The Star September 18, 2021 22:41 UTC