Kedah's rice bowl reborn: RM5.4bil to boost rice production

[New Straits Times] - 02/27/2025

JERLUN: For decades, Kedah has been the nation's rice bowl, producing over 40 per cent of Malaysia's local white rice. (c) New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd



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