ISLAMABAD, Aug 16: The government has proposed a short-term marketing infrastructure plan to solve marketing and storage problems of the agriculture production.

According to official sources here on Friday the proposed plan would be comprehensive in all respects and it would be able to cater the needs of the farmers.

The government wanted to create farmer-friendly atmosphere to encourage the growers to boost their production with full dedication and hard-working, the sources added.

Marketing imperfections serve as a major obstacle in promotion of the productivity and production of crops.

In view of growers problems, the sources said, the government was taking certain measures to remove these imperfections through allowing free movement of wheat across provincial and national frontiers.

Private sector, they said, is being inducted in no-go areas in building of storage, procurement of wheat and other farm commodities and arranging a credit line for building of storage and commodity procurement. Besides improving market information system, plans are being prepared for building cold chains, they added.—APP