Stressing that Centre is committed to protect the interests of farmers, Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said that government is working expeditiously for the storage of perishable agricultural products so that farmers would get better return of their produce by adopting better market practices.
The minister stated that India has acquired largest cold storages capacity in the world which is 32 million tonnes during last two years. “Nearly 250 projects comprising of more than one million capacities have been developed. Now, horticulture sector has become the largest source of income within the precincts of agriculture sector,” Singh said while addressing a meeting on food with state ministers
on Saturday.