Farmers’ market to help ease price hike by middlemen – Mustapha

Importantly, he said the ministry will have trucks going to different parts of the country selling eggs, an item that has faced massive increase without cause. Meat will also be sold on these trucks.

The minister also tasked the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) with organising more farmers’ markets

To maintain the farmers’ market initiative, he said the ministry will try to incorporate weekly market events until the end of the year so that ‘middlemen’ would not exploit consumers.

“I want our agencies within the ministry to bring in the farmers, when they come here they are getting better price for their produce and the consumers receiving a better price.

“Next week I am hoping that Region Two and Region Four, Lusignan will have another Farmers’ Market and then we will go to Region Five and Region Ten and we will go the rounds again, so every week from now until the year is out we can we’ll have these farmers’ markets hoping that we can get the price back to a level,” the minister said.

The minister’s main objective is to get the prices reduced or to find a price that both farmers and consumers can agree on.

Minister Mustapha said the two markets held on Sunday were successful in achieving this plan and he is hopeful that through consistency the goal will be met.