Weekly farmers market to feature children’s festival

A children’s festival will be organised as part of the ongoing weekly farmers market, which will be held next on coming Saturday. The Agriculture and Marine Resources Directorate of the Ministry of Municipalities Affairs and Agriculture and Urban Planning confirmed that special activities will be held for children, adding special attraction to the market.

“Along with the regular activities of the farmers market, the market will observe a special festival for children on January 12,” the ministry spokesperson said. “The farmers market has been highly successful with a huge participation every week.” The farmers market got off to a packed start on December 8 as thousands of people visited the market which opened its seventh edition. The extremely popular market has been packed every week and is bigger and better than previous years, according to organisers.

The five months long market provides a platform for local farmers to sell their fresh produce to the public. The market is set up at the Agriculture Centre in Budaiya Botanical Garden. The market was established to promote Bahrain’s homegrown agricultural produce and to support local farmers. Over the years, it has become extremely popular with thousands visiting to purchase at the market every week from December to April every year.

More than 40 farmers are participating in the market this year. Apart from the Agricultural produce, it also features a section for traditional crafts, restaurants, and an entertainment activities for children. The market is being held every Saturday from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm and will end on April 27. Another farmers market is being organised at Hoorat A’ali.

The Hoorat A’ali market is organised by the the National Initiative for Agricultural Development with the co-operation of Bahrain Development Bank (BDB) and the Ministry of Municipalities Affairs and Agriculture and Urban Planning and has also been a huge success The market has emerged a weekly destination for many families to buy vegetables. since launching