Comments on: Who’s profiting from higher food prices? Certainly not the rice farmers http://anilnetto.com/agrobusinessgm-food/whos-profiting-from-higher-food-prices-certainly-not-the-rice-farmers/ Focus on the Permatang Pauh by-election Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:51:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Sohas http://anilnetto.com/agrobusinessgm-food/whos-profiting-from-higher-food-prices-certainly-not-the-rice-farmers/#comment-2965 Sohas Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:33:09 +0000 http://anilnetto.wordpress.com/?p=451#comment-2965 The government should look into the primary, secondary and tertiary industry structures. If food shortage is an issue, why not help to get more people into the agriculture industry - increasing output(using capital intensive method) and at the same time be self-sustainable. We do not want to be affected easily by the world price. Look at petrol prices - even when we have our own petrol, we are not subsidised enough - the hit was felt by everyone. We don't want another disaster in neighbouring countries to affect us(especially in food). The government should look into the primary, secondary and tertiary industry structures. If food shortage is an issue, why not help to get more people into the agriculture industry - increasing output(using capital intensive method) and at the same time be self-sustainable. We do not want to be affected easily by the world price. Look at petrol prices - even when we have our own petrol, we are not subsidised enough - the hit was felt by everyone. We don’t want another disaster in neighbouring countries to affect us(especially in food).

]]> By: gjpg http://anilnetto.com/agrobusinessgm-food/whos-profiting-from-higher-food-prices-certainly-not-the-rice-farmers/#comment-2002 gjpg Sun, 11 May 2008 06:56:23 +0000 http://anilnetto.wordpress.com/?p=451#comment-2002 feels like we re heading for the so called "GM" revolution, no pesticides, etc.etc..... land should be for people and for food, not for biofuels and shopping malls. we must realy think about our future in the 'climate changed-post oil' world. feels like we re heading for the so called “GM” revolution, no pesticides, etc.etc….. land should be for people and for food, not for biofuels and shopping malls. we must realy think about our future in the ‘climate changed-post oil’ world.

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]]> By: Juan Taman http://anilnetto.com/agrobusinessgm-food/whos-profiting-from-higher-food-prices-certainly-not-the-rice-farmers/#comment-1999 Juan Taman Sat, 10 May 2008 05:20:07 +0000 http://anilnetto.wordpress.com/?p=451#comment-1999 I believe there is enough land in the country to grow enough food.There has been a lot of idle land left under utilised for food production.We need a right land reform policy. The world food price ,only until recently, has been cheap in the last few decades. Rice farming has been associated with poverty in most Asian countries. Young people leave their farms for cities chasing higher income. Only in Japan and Korea, price of rice is heavily subsidized. By increasing the import can only be a temporary measure to overcome shortage. The country need to have a strategic plan in food production as a national security.It will take a few years to implement this plan. The PM recently shifted mega project fund into food production is a right move. But how to make it cost effective to produce? This need a transparent production and marketing system to optimize cost. If it is done by monopoly, farmers will not get the high income and the consumers will bear the high cost. It is also interesting to note that China is going into buying lands in other countries to produce food for themselves.This is food for thought for the Malaysian policy maker! I believe there is enough land in the country to grow enough food.There has been a lot of idle land left under utilised for food production.We need a right land reform policy.
The world food price ,only until recently, has been cheap in the last few decades. Rice farming has been associated with poverty in most Asian countries. Young people leave their farms for cities chasing higher income. Only in Japan and Korea, price of rice is heavily subsidized.
By increasing the import can only be a temporary measure to overcome shortage. The country need to have a strategic plan in food production as a national security.It will take a few years to implement this plan.
The PM recently shifted mega project fund into food production is a right move. But how to make it cost effective to produce? This need a transparent production and marketing system to optimize cost. If it is done by monopoly, farmers will not get the high income and the consumers will bear the high cost.
It is also interesting to note that China is going into buying lands in other countries to produce food for themselves.This is food for thought for the Malaysian policy maker!

]]> By: BrightEyes http://anilnetto.com/agrobusinessgm-food/whos-profiting-from-higher-food-prices-certainly-not-the-rice-farmers/#comment-1998 BrightEyes Fri, 09 May 2008 17:47:09 +0000 http://anilnetto.wordpress.com/?p=451#comment-1998 We can't eat microchips. But you can sell them for money to buy food... and develop the local farming industry. Cuba's policies would probably be one of the last we should emulate. Shortages are rampant, and your earnings are so low it would take you months, if not years to buy goods that most Malaysians take for granted. We can’t eat microchips. But you can sell them for money to buy food… and develop the local farming industry.

Cuba’s policies would probably be one of the last we should emulate. Shortages are rampant, and your earnings are so low it would take you months, if not years to buy goods that most Malaysians take for granted.

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