Call to establish cold storage at airport
July 5, 2021
MULTAN: Mango growers has called upon the government to establish cold storage facility at Multan International Airport to improve export of the fruit and help generate maximum foreign exchange.
The mango exporters as well as progressive growers have to travel Lahore, Islamabad or Karachi for shipment of mangoes which increase cost and reduces profit margin, said Progressive Mango Growers Multan (PMGM) president Muhammad Tariq Khan.
He stated that construction of cold storage was of vital importance as it would help keep perishable commodities safe and secure.
Sometimes, the flights operation underwent delay and in this situation, the cold storage would be of vital importance, he added. Saleem Akhtar Mahay, another progressive farmer, hailed Agriculture Transformation Plan of the incumbent government.