The construction of fifty cold storage facilities for storing raisins, onions, and potatoes has begun in the Ghazni province center and the districts of Andar, Deh Yak, Malistan, and Nawur, at a total cost of $500,000.
These cold storage plants, supported by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), are expected to be completed within the next three months.
Meanwhile, some farmers in Ghazni are calling on officials for more support in the preservation and marketing of agricultural products.
The Director of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock in Ghazni stated they are supporting farmers in various areas.
Mohammad Ismail Shakib, director of agriculture and irrigation of Ghazni, said: “We are striving to establish a market for Ghazni’s agricultural products within the framework of the Ministry of Agriculture and the private sector, and along with it, build cold storage areas. Because Ghazni’s farmers collect their products with great effort and need a good market.”
Lack of water, natural disasters, and the absence of cold storages are among the major challenges that have led to the spoiling of agricultural products, negatively affecting the income of farmers in this province.
