‘Give agriculture centre stage’: DOSM chief urges stronger domestic output to secure Malaysia’s food future

‘Give agriculture centre stage’: DOSM chief urges stronger domestic output to secure Malaysia’s food future

PUTRAJAYA, July 6 — Malaysia recorded a score of 61.5 in the Malaysian Food Security Index 2024, an increase from 54.5 in 2023, indicating that the country’s food security level is on the right track.Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) chief statistician Datuk Seri Dr. Mohd Uzir Mahidin said that from the four main dimensions evaluated, accessibility recorded the highest score of 79.9, followed by stability (54.6), usability (50.4) and avai…