GRAIN STORAGE & MILL

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The objectives of the project are to increase the National Milling Corporation's (NMC) efficiency, eliminate losses through government subsidies and changes in prices and purchase policy, and strengthen agricultural policy-making mechanism. The project comprises: (i) rehabilitation of godowns and silos; (ii) construction of storage capacity; (iii) tarpaulins and polythene sheets; (iv) pilot programs for controlled open storage and dryers; (v) expansion of maize milling capacity; (vi) rehabilitation of existing mills; (vii) laboratory facilities for grain and flour analysis; (viii) lorries, radio communication network, utility vehicles, passenger cars, and motorcycles; (ix) staff training; (x) technical assistance to improve management, information systems, and planning; and (xi) financing for staff, vehicles, equipment, surveys and analytic work for the Marketing Development Bureau and the Project Preparation and Monitoring Bureau. The investment would improve management practices and strengthen the institutional capacity of NMC to procure, transport, store, and mill foodcrops.

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Power Transmission, Automotive, Power Generation (CCGT), Raw Materials, Government, Residential, Manufacturing (Industrial), Commercial