Dhaka, Feb. 9 -- The Bangladesh Cold Storage Association (BCSA) on Saturday demanded a cut in interest rates on bank loan and electricity bills to reduce costs for potato storage in the cold storage facilities.

It also demanded the facilities to be recognised as an agro-based industry to uphold the interest of potato farmers.

The trade body placed the demands at a press conference at the association office in the capital.

In a written statement, BCSA President Mostafa Azad Chowdhury Babu argued that the market prices of potatoes remained high in 2024 due to lower production than demand.

As a result, he said, farmers have cultivated potatoes extensively in 2025, leading to an estimated 40 per cent increase in production compared to the...