'Veggie now pricier than meat', farmers plead for govt assistance

Vegetable farmers and traders have urged the government to address labour shortages and other issues behind the recent price hikes of vegetables, particularly leafy greens.

Cameron Highlands Vegetable Growers’ Association secretary Chay Ee Mong said the labour shortage faced by 2,000 vegetable farmers in the Cameron Highlands has worsened as they failed to retain their labour force even after increasing the monthly salary by 30 percent to RM1,800.

He said this is because...