Air-flow machines for storing onions have been handed out to farmers in Chuadanga district. The machines were given to 20 farmers of the district at a ceremony on the Chuadanga Sadar upazila premises at 3:30pm on Monday.
The ceremony was chaired by Chuadanga Sadar upazila nirbahi officer Tithi Mitra and conducted by Sadar upazila agriculture officer Sharmin Akter. The chief guest was the district council administrator, Sharifuzzaman Sharif.
Sharmin Akter said the government is providing the machines with the needs of genuine onion growers in mind. Each machine costs Tk 21,000, and Tk 7,000 will be given for building a store house. One machine can keep 20 to 25 tonnes of onions.
She added that onions must be dried well before they are stored.
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