All states should work together, under the Agriculture and Food Security Ministry, in formulating a new mechanism to reduce dependence on imported food supplies, said Izham Hashim.

The Selangor state executive councillor said Selangor, once regarded as one of the states dominating the country’s agro-based sector, could not meet demand without cooperation from other states with diverse resources.

“It is very difficult for us to meet the needs of nine million people in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur alone, but...