Eliminate role of middlemen in agriculture sector, says PM


KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob (pic) has called for an end to the use of middlemen in the agriculture sector and food supply chain as part of efforts to control the cost of living due to rising inflation.

The prime minister said middlemen exploit the hard work of farmers and fishermen and manipulate market prices.

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