The establishment of the National Farmers Organization (NAFAS) was launched on 31 March 1972 by the 2nd Prime Minister of Malaysia, the late Tun Abdul Razak bin Hussein. At the beginning of its establishment, NAFAS, known as the National Farmers Association, was registered under the Farmers Associations Act 1967 and acted as the parent body to farmers’ associations throughout the country. Over time and to enable the movement of farmers to move forward, farmers’ associations and agro-based cooperation companies throughout Malaysia have been merged and become Area Farmers’ Organizations and registered under the Farmers’ Organizations Act 1973.
