19 items in Xmas price control list
KUCHING: The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs has listed 19 items under the Festive Seasons Maximum Price Scheme (SHMMP) for Christmas effective Dec 22 to 31. Its minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi said the move was to restrict any increase in prices of essential goods ahead of Christmas which will be celebrated […]
Digital marketing the way to go for entrepreneurs
KUALA LUMPUR: In line with technological developments and a rise in online purchases, the Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (Fama)’s Agrobazaar Online has managed to record RM8 million in sales since it started operations in 2015. Agrobazaar Online is an online marketing platform for entrepreneurs to market their agricultural-based products and services to customers. Fama director-general […]
Join Contract Farming Programme for follow through assistance
JELI: The Agriculture and Food Industry Ministry (Mafi) is encouraging more farmers in the country to participate in contract farming programmes to increase the production of vegetables and fruits, according to Deputy Minister Datuk Che Abdullah Mat Nawi. He said through the Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (Fama) programme, farmers will be able to enjoy assistance […]
Agrobazaar online shop opens in Matang
KUCHING: The Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (Fama) is collaborating with ABO Trading to assist rural entrepreneurs in Sarawak through its Agrobazaar online shop ─ the first of its kind in Malaysia. The online shop which serves as a hub or delivery point for rural entrepreneurs to deliver their products is a pilot project under Fama […]
Agro-food delivery platform launched
KUCHING: Local entrepreneurs can now make use of AgroXpress, the first delivery platform for agro-food and agricultural products, under the Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (Fama) Sarawak. Launching the project yesterday was state Fama director Datuk Dr Mat Sani Hasan. The delivery platform involves the integration of distribution hubs, Agrobazaar Online platform and online farmers market […]
AirAsia’s Ourshop partners Fama to sell fresh and frozen produce
KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia Bhd’s logistics arm, Teleport, is collaborating with the Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (Fama) to help local farmers selling fresh and frozen produce directly from the source. The collaboration is through Teleport’s e-commerce platform Ourshop. AirAsia said Ourshop has launched a new category called Ourfresh that offers fresh and frozen produce directly from […]
No changes too thorny for the King of Fruits
Traders move to Shopee to reach consumers KUCHING: With Malaysia experiencing high rainfalls and farms lacking manpower support due to the conditional movement control order (CMCO), the Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (Fama) expects a lower-than-normal yield at below 300,000 metric tonnes this durian season. This, in addition to the prohibition of communal activities like squatting […]
FAMA’s Agrobazaar Online to become new normal after MCO
KUALA LUMPUR: The Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (FAMA)’s online marketing platform Agrobazaar Online has the potential to become the new normal among consumers after the movement control order (MCO) is lifted. Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry I Datuk Seri Ahmad Hamzah said since the implementation of MCO, the online marketplace has been registering […]
Fama distributes food aid to IPTs
KUCHING: The state Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (Fama) through its corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme yesterday distributed food aid to several institutions of higher learning (IPT) here. In collaboration with the Modernisation of Agriculture, Native Land and Regional Development Ministry and the Samarahan Area Farmers Organisation (PPK), the event aims to help ease the financial […]
Fama outlets record RM80 million in sales
KUALA SELANGOR: A total of 140 Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (Fama) outlets nationwide have recorded RM80 million in sales since the beginning of the movement control order (MCO) on March 18. Agriculture and Food Industry Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ronald Kiandee said they include the sale of fruits, vegetables and fresh fish, all of had high demand from local customers. “The […]
