New Platform at the Potato Export Grading Station in Ta' Qali

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Ninu Zammit, this morning briefed the Press regarding the new platform which has just been completed at the Potato Export Grading station in Ta' Qali.

This platform has been built at a cost of between LM60,000 to LM70,000 to the specifications required for the proper loading of the refrigerated containers which will carry the potatoes to their destination in the EU. The height of the platform and the level of the newly surfaced area were planned precisely in order that following grading, the potatoes will move horizontally straight into the containers which are on the trailers.

Prior to the building of this platform, the loading process was a laborious one which resulted in loss of time going up and down ramps, and onto the trailers. Minister Zammit stressed the need for greater efficiency in the whole process, an efficiency which is being made more possible with this platform. Such efficiency will result in savings which will be converted into greater earnings for potato farmers.