Shimoga to get cold storage

Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsA cold storage unit is likely to come up in Shimoga district in the next six  months. The unit would benefit farmers who are suffering losses due to lack of cold storage facility in the region.The `5 crore worth cold storage unit will come up on an eight acres land at Urgadur village, six kilometres from Shimoga. It will be maintained by the Horticulture Department and funded by state and central governments.“The modalities and the capacity of the unit has not yet been laid out. However, this will be a boon for the farmer of the district and it will be multipurpose storage unit which will provide space for storage, packing and grading of fruits,” Dr M Vishwanath, deputy director of Department of Horticulture, Shimoga said.It is estimated that around 800 tonnes of ripe fruit and flower rot due to lack of storage facility. With the aim of promoting floriculture in the district this facility is being setup, Viswanath added.The grading system in the proposed unit would also help growers to separate high quality products for export purposes and it would help in promoting export of flowers and fruits, including banana, sapota, mango and pineapple in huge quantities in the district.“As I incurred losses due to lack of cold storage facility, I have stopped cultivating vegetables and started growing coconut, areca nut and cinnamon which are less dependent on cold storage. But, it is the need of the hour as it will benefit small farmers to market their produce at higher rates,” said Devangi R Prafulchandra of Hosahalli village in Shimoga district.first published:August 16, 2012, 10:26 ISTlast updated:August 16, 2012, 10:26 IST 
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