A logistics centre was opened today in northern Kyrgyzstan’s Kemin district to aid in supplying local schools with fresh agricultural produce. An initiative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the centre should improve the quality of school meals and secure a sustainable market for local producers.

The centre will serve as a centralized procurement, storage, and quality control facility and will deliver agricultural products to schools and other social institutions throughout the district.

With a capacity of 250 tonnes, the centre can become a market integrator for the district. Thanks to “the turnkey work” of the centre, providing a comprehensive service, and reduction of logistics costs, a greater number of small producers will be able to sell their potato, eggplant, cabbage, carrot, onion, squash, beet, pepper, and other products, thereby increasing their competitiveness.