Govt to build 100 small cold storages to store vegetables: Agri adviser
Agriculture Adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Tuesday said the government will construct 100 small cold storage facilities across the country to store seasonal vegetables.
Farmers could use these storage facilities to store tomatoes, carrots, and other seasonal vegetables, he said at a post-budget press conference in the capital's Osmani Memorial Auditorium on Tuesday.
This cold storage will help farmers to get a fair price for their products along with reducing the wastage due to a lack of storage in time, said Jahangir, also the home affairs adviser.
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Besides, the government will build 500 special houses within 2025-25 fiscal year to store onions for 5/6 months.
These types of facilities will be increased gradually for other crops so that a smart supply chain of agricultural products is built, he said.
The Adviser said the agriculture ministry is working to produce summer onion in the country like other vegetables to keep onion supply smooth in the domestic market.
