Malaysia produces most of its chicken and is close to 90% self-sufficient in fish. Yet Professor Emerita Dato’ Dr Roshada Hashim warns that this apparent strength rests on imported feed. Her prescription: build a smaller, smarter aquaculture system around affordable fish and locally sourced ingredients. IN BRIEF: Malaysia produces most of its chicken, eggs and…
The country’s RM79 billion food import bill is the wrong thing to watch, Professor Emerita Dato’ Dr Roshada Hashim tells TNS News, and the self-sufficiency targets Malaysia keeps missing may be obscuring where the danger really sits. Her remedy: an independent Food Security Commission. IN BRIEF BY TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH KUALA LUMPUR, July…
Professor Emerita Dato’ Dr Roshada Hashim reflects on fish farming, academic leadership, university reform and why higher education risks losing its soul when metrics become more important than meaning. BY TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH She calls herself “The Accidental Academic”, the phrase of someone who drifted into a profession rather than chose it. Spend…
