ALOR SETAR: The Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (Fama) has set up an operations room to assist in purchasing and marketing farmers’ and fisherman’s products during the Movement Control Order (MCO) period.
State Agriculture and Agro-based Industry, Transportation and Primary Industries Committee chairman Azman Nasrudin said four permanent farmers’ markets in Kedah are open from 6 am to 12.30 pm in Guar Chempedak, Changlun, Kuala Kedah and in Kulim.
Groceries and fresh produce are also available at 10 People’s Agrobazaar and 27 People’s Agrobazaar Shops nationwide, he added.
He said some traders had taken the initiative to sell their products online, besides providing door-to-door delivery services to enable the public to obtain fresh supplies throughout the MCO period. – April 2, 2020, Bernama
