PETALING JAYA: With the steep rise in vegetable prices the Consumers Association of Penang( CAP) has advised Malaysians to begin 2024 with growing their own vegetables." CAP believes that 2024 will be more challenging to consumers on food prices and they should look into growing any type of vegetables and herbal plants," said its natural farming coordinator N V Subbarow in a statement on Sunday( Dec 31)." Incessant rain and flash floods is causing hardship to farmers( part of the climate crisis)