Iran’s first all-metal silo, the largest in the west of the country, was inaugurated in Qorveh, Kurdestan province, on Wednesday.
Minister of Commerce Masoud Mirkazemi, Kurdestan province Governor General Esmaeil Najar, and a group of provincial officials and governmental bodies were present in the inauguration ceremony of the 85,000-ton silo, ISNA reported.
Iran has notable potentials in the agriculture sector, Mirkazemi said adding, “Through infrastructural development in this sector the country can become a hub for trade in agricultural products in the region.
“To this end, many positive steps have been taken by the ninth government such as increasing production, expanding storage areas, and facilitating surplus exports to regional countries.“
The silo was built in eight months at a cost of $4.5 million.