Farmers unable to get flowers to the market


Huge losses: Farm workers in Cameron Highlands harvesting flowers for delivery. A good number of these flowers will be discarded now.

PETALING JAYA: With no lorries allowed to transport flowers out of the farms, the lockdown has severely affected the livelihood of farmers as they are forced to throw away their fresh produce.

In Cameron Highlands, it is estimated that at least 40 tonnes of fresh flowers end up in the trash daily since the lockdown was imposed on June 1.

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