MELAKA FAMA EYES RM8 MILLION SALES AT FARMERS' MARKETS IN 2025

ALOR GAJAH, March 1 (Bernama) -- The Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (FAMA) Melaka branch is targeting RM8 million in sales across eight farmers' markets in the state throughout 2025.

State FAMA director Nor Azhar Abdul Hamid said that as of January this year, the farmers' markets recorded a total sales value of RM318,741, with the Alor Gajah Farmers' Market achieving the highest sales at RM1.63 million last year.

“With various programmes, including Semarak Ramadan and the Mantai Aidilfitri Farmers' Market, we anticipate an increase in sales. Specifically, we are targeting RM45,000 in sales from the Semarak Ramadan programme, which is being implemented at eight farmers' market locations across Melaka.

He said this after officiating the programme and the state-level 40th anniversary celebration of the Farmers’ Market at Masjid Tanah today.

He added that several essential items would be offered at special prices, including grade C eggs at RM10 per tray, the MADANI Combo set - comprising oil, flour, sugar, onions, and potatoes - at RM10, fresh meat at RM35 per kilogramme (kg), standard fresh chicken at RM6  per kg and local white rice at RM26 for a 10-kg packet.

On the Mantai Aidilfitri Farmers' Market, Nor Azhar said it would be held a week before Aidilfitri at nine locations across the state’s three districts.

“We hope this initiative will provide greater benefits and savings for the public, enabling them to purchase essential items more affordably throughout Ramadan and up to Aidilfitri,” he said.

Apart from the Masjid Tanah Farmers' Market, the other seven farmers’ markets’ are located in Lubok China; Jasin; Ayer Molek; Merlimau; Taman Maju and Alor Gajah.

--BERNAMA