KUALA LUMPUR, More than 300 MADANI Combo baskets priced at RM10 each were sold within just an hour at the MADANI Government One Year Anniversary Programme held at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium here today.
Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (FAMA) Contract Marketing Division senior assistant director Mohamad Azreen Abdul Jalil said these combo baskets containing 10 grade A eggs, one kilogramme (kg) of wheat flour and a packet of ‘kerisik’ of Agromas brand, as well as three types of vegetables, were sold from 10 am.
“Our target is to sell 3,000 baskets during this three-day programme and this morning alone, nearly 300 baskets were sold. We expect to sell more this evening and throughout the weekend,” he told Bernama.
In addition to the MADANI Combo baskets, the Agro MADANI programme organised by various agencies under the Agriculture and Food Security Ministry offers chicken weighing two kg for RM15 each while one kg of beef is sold for RM30.
A visitor, Latifah Abd Hamid, 54, said she bought 10 MADANI Combo baskets to be distributed among her family members.
“I have a big family and we can never get this price elsewhere,” she said and hoped for similar programmes to continue to benefit the people.
Another visitor, Mohd Fakhrul Rashid said he purchased five combo baskets as it was a good deal.
The MADANI Government One Year Anniversary Programme, which runs from 9 am to 10 pm, focuses on three components, namely the achievement showcase, the people’s touchpoint service, and the People’s Well-being Initiatives.
The highlight of the programme will be the closing ceremony officiated by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim this Sunday.
Source: BERNAMA News Agency