Agriculture and food security minister Mohamad Sabu said Maha 2024, held in Serdang, had attracted five million visitors as of noon today, surpassing the initial target of three million visitors, Bernama reported.

More than 9,500 trade visitors and 150 exhibitors from around the world participated in this year’s Maha.

The exhibition also showed an increase in the sale of seedlings, saplings and livestock.

Mohamad said 139 memoranda of understanding and memoranda of agreement, potentially worth RM7.2 billion, were signed.

“In addition, Agrobank has recorded potential financing and business matching totalling RM1.38 billion,” he said at the closing ceremony today.

Mohamad said the exhibition also allowed farmers to acquire new knowledge and technologies to enhance their agricultural yields.

“I believe Maha 2024 has also become an ideal platform for promoting local products to consumers, while small and medium enterprises can expand their business networks through collaborations with various agencies and companies,” he said.