THE Farmers Organisation Authority and the Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority were instructed to activate immediate intervention measures to overcome the vegetable shortage in the country.

Agriculture and Food Security Minister Mohamad Sabu said as a long-term measure, the ministry would be initiating a system to get real-time information about the vegetable supply situation in the country. 

This is to enable the monitoring of the types of vegetables being grown, the output, production locations, the volume of imports and exports, demand volume, and production costs.

“Through this system, the government can estimate and make early preparations in case of emergencies.

“I am not an expert in IT but if I can monitor the system’s dashboard through my smartphone, we can make early preparations at any time,” he said in a Facebook post today.

He said he is confident there were many young people with the capabilities to come up with such a system, and the ministry is prepared to provide the funding to develop it. – Bernama, February 4, 2023.