GMB rolls out silo construction project

GOVERNMENT has started constructing seven new silos across the country to expand the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) silo network.

This project seeks to increase the nation’s strategic grain reserves from the current capacity of about 750 000 metric tonnes to 1,5 million metric tonnes.

GMB chief executive Edison Badarai told NewsDay at the weekend that each of the new silos will have a storage capacity of 56 000 metric tonnes.

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