'There are more women agrifood smallholders in Sabah & Sarawak than in Peninsular Malaysia. 1 in 5 smallholders in East Msia are women, compared to 1 in 10 in West Msia' Melisa Melina Idris speaks to Khazanah Research Institute researcher Dr Teoh Ai Ni Ai Ni Teoh #ConsiderThis bit.ly/3QZTHgS

'To break the compliance cost barrier for agrifood smallholders to be MyGAP certified, allow for group certification where farmers can be certified together instead individually' Melisa Melina Idris speaks to Nik Shafiah Anis NikAnis94 Khazanah Research Institute #ConsiderThis bit.ly/3QZTHgS

'The research found that men & women agrifood smallholders have different farming practices, training needs & even buyers. We need gender-responsive policies that acknowledge these differences' Melisa Melina Idris speaks to Dr Ai Ni Teoh Khazanah Research Institute #ConsiderThis bit.ly/3QZTHgS

Sungai disusur sehari-hari,
Dalam gelap menangkap ikan,
Kami menyusun sepuluh jari,
Salah dan silap harap maafkan.

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Maaf Zahir dan Batin, ikhlas daripada kami di Khazanah Research Institute.

KRI mengucapkan terima kasih kepada YBhg. Dato’ Sri Dr. Ketua Perangkawan Malaysia, serta pegawai-pegawai dari DOSM atas kerjasama yang diberikan sepanjang pelaksanaan kajian ini.
Perkongsian data ini merupakan tunjang kepada pelaksanaan kajian-kajian di KRI.

Sertai penyelidik kami, NikAnis94 di #NiagaAWANI Astro AWANI jam 9 pagi ini.

Tonton di sini: youtube.com/live/EKyTmKOrT…

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I went back onto BFM News to take a deeper dive into the implications of implementing carbon pricing in the Malaysian context. Distributional issues, policy sequencing, and the gaps between theory and practice make it less than straightforward or fair.

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'We should bring back open spaces for all. Don't have a swimming pool for just one public housing complex, instead have a general public pool or park for all to share across income strata' Melisa Melina Idris speaks to Suraya Ismail Khazanah Research Institute #ConsiderThis bit.ly/3QZTHgS

'Future public housing models should be rented transit homes. The original intention of trying to increase asset-based capacity of the poor through ownership ended up creating urban slums' Melisa Melina Idris speaks to Suraya Ismail Khazanah Research Institute #ConsiderThis bit.ly/3QZTHgS