Local businesses and consumers have been grappling with rising costs of food ingredients like chicken and oil, amidst high global commodity prices, disruptions in the supply chain, and our weakening ringgit. We get into this issue by first speaking to an F&B owner about how this directly impacts their business. Then, we discuss long term policies to establish a stronger food security safety net.

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Produced by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Jeremy Ng, Natasha Fusil, Sharmilla Ganesan

Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Sharmilla Ganesan

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Categories:  markets,  economy

Tags:  food vouchers,  evening edition,  inside story,  food inflation,  food security,  food imports,  subsidies,  ceiling price,