Farmers’ markets growing from strength to strength

Abdul Rashid (left) looking at eggs sold by a trader at a pasar tani in Merlimau, Melaka. — Bernamapic

FARMERS’ markets or pasar tani are developing rapidly after recording sales of RM244.6mil at 223 locations nationwide, involving 8,542 entrepreneurs.

Federal Agricultural and Marketing Authority (Fama) director-general Abdul Rashid Bahri said when farmers’ markets were set up in 1985, there were only 12 involving 317 participants with annual sales of RM1.4mil.