Building Steel Silo in Halabja Province
With a budget 27 billion, 204 million and 200 thousand dinars, is the total cost in Halabja Steel Silo
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Under the Kurdistan Region Government’s 9th Cabinet’s ruling, many silos have been built and opened, for example in Bardarash, Kalar and Qushtapa Silo. The most recent one is the Halabja’s Steel Sillo.
It is planned for such silo to have the capacity of storing 40,000 tons wheat, and it will be built on a 52 dunam land in Halbja Province, with 10 storages as well. The farmers, investors, the shareholders hugely benefit from this project in the area.
It is expected to finish the building work in 700 days with a budget funded by the 9th Cabinet, 27 billion, 204 million and 200 thousand dinars.
The Kurdistan Region's Prime Minister Masrour Barzani is going to attend the ceremony of setting the cornerstone for this silo on Sunday. Beside this plan there are 5 projects: breeding cow, egg production, diary products, water and fruits.
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The Agricultural Director General Star Mahmud in Halabja revealed to Kurdistan 24 "Many important projects were implemented by the investment sector, and now this silo which is very strategic plan for the farmers and the residents."
An agricultural investor Faraidun Namdar, in an interview with Kurdistan 24, declared, years ago, he had suggested the idea of building a silo in Halabja to the government. He mentioned that the clue would help to do an international marketing for the local crops as well.
It sounded Namdar had a good knowledge about the wheat, other crops and other related matters to the grain crops in Halabja. He revealed that he was the first person in Halabja who had a chiller room (Cold Storage), helping out the local farmers to store their crops till would sell out.
He stated “Regarding the crops investment, there was a time we would have 60 tons, and some other time 100 tons of wheat. We would sell out the wheat fast because there wasn’t any sectors or agencies to hand in and keep the product fresh.”
“Now with building this silo, we are able to increase the production volume to a thousand ton. The Kurdistan Region Government’s 9th Cabinet with the leadership Prime Minister Masrour Barzani and the Deputy Prime Minister, who are very supportive towards the agricultural section, we think in years 2026 and 2027, the agriculture in Kurdistan Region will be a grocery aisle to the Gulf states and Erupean countries. Everyone of them would turn to the region because our food producing is very, very good” Namdar added.
