It is a disappointed part of Party Bersama in discussing the food security.
We have advocated planting and eating millets. How many Malaysians are aware of it, here the AI said, the Malaysians are increasingly eating millets:
- Who eats it: Primarily urban, health-conscious consumers and individuals managing Type-2 diabetes or hyperlipidemia.
- How it is consumed: Rather than buying whole raw grain, most Malaysian consumers purchase millet via modern retail channels in contemporary, convenience-driven formats like instant mixes (dosa/idli), cookies, health bars, and breakfast flakes.
Just let your fingers walking, the internet age is not in the Bersama too. Do they know the WhatsApp AI which is much easier to ask for information as most Malaysians are using WhatsApp.
Just search our blog, we have written few articles on this and you can search Facebook and X, you can see the sharing and twit of millets.
You may condemn Pakatan Harapan (PH) for so ignorance, who ruled Malaysia in 2018 ? You do not know. may be, here is the information for those who are lazy to let the fingers walking.
In an unprecedented victory, the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition, which had been the country's federal opposition prior to the elections, won a majority in the Dewan Rakyat together with the Sabah Heritage Party (WARISAN), with PH and WARISAN together winning 121 seats.[3][4] The elections marked the first time in Malaysia's history that the ruling party was voted out of power. The Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition had previously enjoyed an uninterrupted reign over the country for over six decades since the 1955 Malayan general election, but this came to an end following the elections.[3][5] PH's leader, Mahathir Mohamad, who previously served as Malaysia's prime minister from 1981 to 2003, was sworn in for the second time on 10 May, a day after the elections. At 93 years of age, Mahathir was also the world's oldest elected head of government.[6] Barisan Nasional (BN), led by Najib, held onto 79 seats and became the new federal opposition, along with Gagasan Sejahtera (GS), which won 18 seats. The United Sabah Alliance (USA) won one seat, while three seats were won by independent politicians.[7][8] The elections were widely regarded as one of the greatest political upsets worldwide in 2018.[9]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Malaysian_general_election
Millets prove tasty solution to climate and food security challenges
- Livestock and Poultry Nutrition: MARDI has published scientific studies regarding alternative feed sources. For instance, research published in the Journal of Tropical Agriculture and Food Science (managed by MARDI) evaluated the use of varieties like finger millet (ragi) in broiler chicken diets to substitute for more expensive imported maize. [1, 2]
- Hybrid Grasses: MARDI evaluates diverse forage crops for local livestock development. Certain popular forage options grown in Malaysia, such as Pak Chong Napier grass, are actually hybrids developed from a cross between standard Napier grass and pearl millet. [1, 2]
- Broader Agri-Food Policy: As Malaysia aims to lower its dependency on imported grain maize for livestock, MARDI's agribusiness and crop experts regularly document alternative grasses. Sorghum, for example, is heavily studied by MARDI as a feed alternative and is classified within the same broader family grouping as millets.
We do not want to talk about the Beras Melaka problem, if 2018 the PH started to adopt the resolution of United Nations , there would not having the Beras Melaka problem. Now the paddy farmers were facing the problems of water.
More than 30 Melaka paddy farmers affected by lack of good irrigation system
Bersama can get them to do the pilot project of planting the millets of various species.
It may to your surprised, Malaysia did export millets in 2024.
In 2024, Malaysia exported a total of $197k in Millet, primarily to Bangladesh ($110k), Chinese Taipei ($59.6k), and Singapore ($11k).
During the same year, Malaysia imported $2.88M in Millet, mainly from United States ($1.81M), India ($397k), and Ukraine ($292k).
https://oec.world/en/profile/bilateral-product/millet/reporter/mys
Planting millets is not new to Malaysians, there are farmers planting millets in Sabah and Sarawak. The AI review:
- Native Foxtail Millet: Communities like the Lun Bawang / Lundayeh in areas like Long Semadoh have historically grown native foxtail millet from heirloom seeds. [1, 2]
- Current Status: It is highly rare. For example, local social enterprises like Langit Collective have documented that only a very small number of farmers still plant it for personal consumption or heritage preservation because processing (dehulling) the tiny grains manually is incredibly time-consuming. [1]
- Job's Tears (Adlay Millet): Locally known as Dalai or Jelai in Sabah, this grain looks similar to millet and is often grouped under the adlay millet category. [1]
- Current Status: It has been utilized by indigenous Sabahan communities for centuries in traditional food, medicine, and crafts (using the hard-shelled seeds as beads). [1]
Bersama is contesting in Melaka, the candidates can go down the paddy field and teach the paddy farmers for a change. Buy the millets from the shop, there is one big chain shop selling in major town. Of course, online shopping even have higher variety.
In Facebook, search millets, you could see the information, especially there is a page for you with all the videos to watch from China, Taiwan to India.
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