Gadkari says farmers can become energy providers but cold storage crunch could crush prices

Surplus farms could crash prices without storage and processing

Union minister Nitin Gadkari urged India to build stronger post-harvest infrastructure, warning that surplus production will depress farm prices without cold storage, processing plants, and value-addition facilities. He also floated a bigger vision of farmers as future energy providers to cut import dependence, tying energy security to agricultural output and better supply chains.