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Agriculture produce
marketing, storage infrastructure plan on anvil
ISLAMABAD - The government is preparing a short-term marketing
infrastructure plan to solve marketing and storage problems of
agriculture produce.
According to official sources, the proposed plan will be
comprehensive in all respects and it will be able to cater to
the needs of the farmers.
The government wants to create farmer-friendly atmosphere to
encourage the growers to boost their production with full
dedication and hard work, sources added.
Marketing imperfection serves as a major obstacle in promotion
of the productivity and production of crops.
In view of growers' problems, the present government is taking
certain measures to remove these imperfections through
allowing free movement of wheat across provincial frontiers.
The private sector is being inducted in 'no go' areas in
building of storage and procurement of wheat and other farm
commodities and arranging credit line for private sector for
building of storage and commodity procurement. Besides
improving market information system, plans are being prepared
for building cold chains.
The measures are also underway to curtail role of middleman to
ensure maximum benefit to the farmers who should be the main
beneficiary of their products.
The private sector is needed to be dully encouraged to play
its role in improving the marketing and storage mechanism
benefiting the farmers.
All relevant government agencies and banks have been
instructed to extend required guidance and monetary assistance
to all those interested parties who want to shoulder
government responsibilities to enhance agriculture production
of the country.
courtesy Daily
Business Recorder ,
24 April, 2002
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