RECONSTRUCTION

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Part of a long-range program to expand and improve the Grain Board's handling and storage system to increase the Grain Board's share of the domestic grain trade with the aim of increasing producer and lowering consumer prices. The total storage capacity provided by the project facilities would be 560,000 tons and would be provided through: A. (a) the construction and equipping of eleven terminal silos, with a total capacity of about 468,000 tons; (b) the construction and equipping of three gathering silos, with a total capacity of 36,000 tons; (c) the construction and equipping of four silos expansions, with a total capacity of 36,000 tons; (d) the construction and equipping of a 20,000-ton transfer terminal silo at the port of Um Qasr. B. Provision of consulting services to: (i) assist in the design and construction supervision of the silos; (ii) provide technical assistance and equipment necessary to build mechanized inventory control and communications system; and (iii) undertake a comprehensive study on grain pricing and marketing. C. Provision for training for those who would manage and operate the new silo facilities.