Press briefing of Cabinet Decision taken on 2018-10-16

Promotion for the establishment of network of Temperature Controlled Warehouses/ Cold Storages

- The proposal made by Hon. Ranil Wickremasinghe, the Prime Minister in his capacity as the Minister of National Policies and Economic Affairs, to launch a project for the promotion of private investments for the establishment of a network of Temperature Controlled Warehouses/Cold Storages in crop producing and fishing areas as a remedial measure to the severe issues faced by those who cultivate fruit and vegetable as well as fishermen and other small and medium scale producers in post production operations in view of minimizing the fluctuation of prices of such production, was approved by the Cabinet.