Malaysian opposition unhappy with Speaker's suggestion that people eat cassava

Published 2024년 4월 7일

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In response to a white rice shortage in Malaysia, Parliament Speaker Johari, formerly an MP for Sungai Petani, Kedah, has proposed cassava as an alternative staple food, citing its lower sugar content and higher nutritional value. This suggestion, inspired by Sarawak farmers' practices, has met with criticism from opposition parties. Makat Deputy Chairman Hu Dongqiang notably challenged Johari to adopt cassava as his staple for a month, arguing the importance of ensuring an adequate white rice supply and pointing out that cassava can be more expensive than domestic white rice.

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(Sungai Petani Comprehensive News) Malaysian Parliament Speaker Johari suggested that the public should use cassava instead of white rice as the staple food, which caused dissatisfaction among the opposition parties and challenged him to eat cassava as the staple food for the next month. Johari is also a former MP for Sungai Petani, Kedah. He told reporters on Saturday (April 6) after attending the low-cost sale of daily necessities organized by the federal government in Sungai Petani that when he discussed the matter with several Sarawak MPs, they revealed that farmers in many areas of Sarawak grow and eat cassava because cassava has lower sugar content than white rice, but higher nutritional value. He said that before the government solves the problem of white rice shortage, the public can consider using cassava instead of white rice as the staple food. Makat Deputy Chairman Hu Dongqiang challenged Zahari to eat cassava for a ...

Source: Zaobao