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                                <title><![CDATA[ Rice industry sinking, farmers warn ahead of Putrajaya gathering to protest floor price ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2025 02:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ They say the amount under discussion is disproportionate to their current operating costs following the removal of diesel subsidies last year. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Farmers, fishermen in limbo as Putrajaya mum on new subsidy mechanism ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 03:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ There is also a fear that rising costs will be passed on to consumers if the mechanism does not perform according to expectations. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Anwar raises padi price subsidy to RM500 per metric tonne ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2023 06:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The prime minister says with this move, farmers would receive at least RM1,700 per metric tonne, increasing their income. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Philippines writes off US$1 billion in farmer debt to boost food production ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 07 Jul 2023 07:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos says 'putting it under the government's tab is the right thing to do'. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Pro-PH activist calls for Felda-style white paper on agriculture ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Azzman Abdul Jamal ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Mazlan Aliman says millions of farmers will be affected if issues concerning food security are not addressed. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Give Bernas allocation directly to rice farmers, industry players say ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ahmad Mustakim Zulkifli ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Industry players say output-based incentives will have a greater likelihood of achieving productivity growth than input subsidies. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Iraqi farmers driven to suicide as drought steals livelihoods ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2022 07:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The abandonment of parched fields, suicides among farmers and violent protests by jobless young men all point to a country that is struggling to recover from decades of war in the face of a worsening climate crisis. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Taiwan farmers find space for solar to meet renewable energy targets ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2022 01:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The use of 'distributed' solar - panels installed on walls and rooftops - has become increasingly popular in regions where land is at a premium. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Sarawak farmers struggle to turn out a crop amid surging production costs ]]></title>
                                <link>https://www.malaysianow.com/news/2022/06/13/sarawak-farmers-struggle-to-turn-out-a-crop-amid-surging-production-costs</link>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nur Shazreena Ali ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2022 00:00:31 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The main problem is the spike in the price of fertiliser, although costs have risen across the board. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ As padi production shrinks in Sarawak, food security fears rise ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2022 01:00:28 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Sarawak is already heavily dependent on imported rice, and more and more farmers are giving up on padi cultivation. ]]></description>
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