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Dr Hafiz Bin Salih, Upper West Regional Minister, has said the challenge of Post-Harvest Losses (PHLs) in the country will become a thing of the past following the implementation of government’s “One-District-One-Warehouse” policy.

Dr Bin Salih said this while inspecting the construction of two warehouses at Bussie in the Daffiama-Bussie-Issa District and Han in the Jirapa Municipality.

He urged farmers to increase production as there would be enough space for them to store their produce.

He said eight warehouses; four under the Ministry of Food and Agriculture and six under the Ministry of Special Development Initiatives would be completed by the end of 2019 for farmers to store their produce against losses.

The Regional Minister said each of the warehouses has the capacity of 1,000 metric tons, adding that after the completion of these projects, government would award the construction of more till each district had a warehouse as stated in the policy.

He said government was committed to the full implementation of the policy in to help ensure the reduction of post-harvest losses.