Post by Queue on Nov 18, 2011 1:53:37 GMT -5
Punjab Food Department which is working on enhancing its present grain storage capacity has planned to revive one of its 'silo's situated at Multan with a capacity of storing 40,000 metric tons grain.
This storage facility was built with the assistance of USAID but was not in use for the last 10 years due to various certain reasons, sources in the provincial food department told Business Recorder here on Wednesday.
It may be mentioned here that the food department is mandated to ensure not only the provision of quality flour to general public at affordable prices but also to provide fair returns to the growers through commodity purchase operations.
The department fulfils this responsibility through an organised procurement system, strategically located network of permanent and transient storage and regulated supply of wheat for welfare purposes as well as for meeting the demand of the market/consumers.
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