This has been talked many times before but little is being done.

I think the gov can't really do much aside from increasing stockpile and, maybe, relax price control of food crops. Agriculture in Malaysia are run by mostly private players which the gov has little control over. And private players will always chase short term profit first; national interest, social wellbeing are not in thier list of concerns.

Also, cable. The agro industry is remarkably untransparent. I mean, who is setting the price of vegetables? (Afaik gov only curb prices of vegetables during festive season)