India to add 17 lakhs mt food storage capacity within 5 years

After taken straightwards from the apex court (SC) and on many accounts by the parlimentrians and farmers down the road, the Agri ministry has finally accepted the shortage of food storage capacity. And in order to boost and modernise the traditional system, which is still followed thoughout India, by the godowns owned by FCI and other stet warehouse authorities, even the official and the ministers himself visited many countries of interest, China, Israel, Argentina etc. At least 50 % of the capacity would have been planned to be added by 2011 December, and the rest by 2012. So, it will be in steps to improve the storage capacity with modern technology, as million tonnes of precious foodgrains get rot, being left under open sky, on the mercy of rain god.