Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) has said the ministry is planning to establish 12 large cold storage facilities across ten provinces for fresh produce. 

Each cold storage facility will hold up to 500 tons. 

MAIL spokesman Akbar Rustami said the new cold rooms will be established in line with international standards so as to keep agricultural products fresh. 

According to Rustami, these cold storage facilities will cost in total $36 million USD.

In this episode of Bazar host Nargis Mosavi discusses the topic with Akbar Rustami the ministry’s spokesman.