MORE than 18 tonnes of unsold food and drink from Ramadan bazaars has been saved and distributed to the needy nationwide since the start of the holy month under the MYSaveFood Ramadan 2023 programme, Deputy Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Fuziah Salleh said.

“Traders did it themselves previously but this year they are the ministry’s strategic partner, so we want to start this effort to save food,” she said in Ipoh today.

Fuziah said the initiative also contributed to sustainable development goals by halving total food waste by 2030 and creating a zero-hunger world.

In a separate development, she said the ministry and two strategic partners, Touch ‘n Go and Boost, will continue to expand the retail digitalisation initiative (ReDI), aimed to ensure that traders keep up to date with technology.

“A total of 43 traders from 53 stalls at this bazaar have adapted cashless payments, where they can provide a variety of payment methods, including structuring their businesses with more systematic cashflow records,” she said. – Bernama, April 11, 2023.