DUSAHNBE, January 22, Asia-Plus - Reception points will have been opened at 67 food markets across the country this year, Sirojiddin Valiyev, chairman of the board of Tojikmatlubot (Tajikistan’s consumer union), announced at a news conference in Dushanbe on January 22. 

According to him, when delivering fruits and vegetables to cities and districts for selling farmers will be able to keep them at these points that will help reduce prices on the markets.  “Farmers will be able to trade in their products by themselves without mediators,” the Tojikmatlubot head said, noting that Tojikmatlubot has still a lot to do to introduce order in the food markets.  

Valiyev added that Tojikmatlubot had stockpiled 12 tons of agricultural output, including 4,200 tons for Dushanbe, for autumn-winter 2006-2007, which is twice as much compared to 2005.