Directs the Department of Agriculture and Markets to increase regional farmers' markets for direct marketing of farm and food products.
The bill amends the agriculture and markets law to direct the Department of Agriculture and Markets to increase the number of regional farmers' markets. These markets aim to promote the direct marketing of farm and food products on a wholesale or bulk sales basis to large volume purchasers. The markets should be located in areas with poor consumer access to high-quality and reasonably priced food and farm products, also known as food deserts.
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