Food is one of the essential factors for human being. Hence, this factor has become one of the key elements in Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). The SDG targets to end hunger, achieves food security and improves nutrition, and promotes sustainable agriculture. To achieve these targets, a solid food security is called for. However, this depends on the food availability, accessibility, and the way it has been utilized. Hence it is important for the food reserve in a country to achieve a certain level. A satisfying level of food reserve enables the stability for food prices in the market and to avoid price manipulation. This will then lead to not only a good level of food security, as the society feels safe and confident with the steady supply and availability of food but it also contributes to a stable economic and social conditions for the country. These conditions will result in a sustainable development of the nation at least for the commoners. Therefore, this paper will discuss the food reserve and sustainable development in Malaysia. The discussion is conducted based on the Islamic perspectives by using secondary data. Result shows that Islam emphasizes the spiritual elements of natural and economic resources of the food reserve. In order to achieve sustainability in the national food security, Malaysia, by its government, has incorporated the food security elements in the country’s policies planning and implementations.
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To Cite this Article: Ismail, N. S., & Hasan, W. N. W. (2018). Food Reserve and Sustainable Development in Malaysia from Islamic Perspectives. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 8(5), 1108–1120.
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