Fifteen onion storage facilities with a combined capacity of 250 tonnes have been inaugurated in Baharak district of Badakhshan province, Afghanistan, at a total cost of AFN 7.5 million.
Kikawus Taksari, head of publications at the Badakhshan Department of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock, said the facilities were built under the Ministry of Agriculture’s Agricultural Products Management Project. The ministry covered 60 percent of construction costs, or AFN 4.5 million, while local farmers and residents contributed the remaining 40 percent.
According to Taksari, the stores are designed to provide standard storage conditions, limit quality loss, reduce post-harvest waste and help regulate timely supply to markets. Provincial agriculture officials described the project as an important step toward stronger agricultural infrastructure and better post-harvest management for farmers and orchard owners.