A group of about 100 farmers and fishermen gathered outside Parliament today to highlight local food production and food security issues.

In their prepared memorandum, they called for the government to recognise land used for food production as sensitive land to maintain food security.

The group was joined by Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) members.

PSM chairperson Dr Michael Jeyakumar, who was in attendance, said they were calling for Parliament to pass a resolution to facilitate food distribution in the country.