Agriculture Adviser Lt. Gen. Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (retd) today said the country saw much higher agricultural production this year as 15 lac metric tonnes of Boro paddy has been produced this year.
“This year, there has been a bumper production of Boro paddy as the production is higher than 15 lac metric tonnes. Vegetable production is also much higher than the previous years,” he said while replying to a question at a post-budget press conference at Osmani Memorial auditorium here.
Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed and other concerned advisers and government officials were present at the press conference.
Jahangir said 85 percent Boro paddy has been harvested as some paddy in Rajshahi and Rangpur areas are yet to be harvested. Potato, onion, maize and ginger production is much higher this year while wheat production is little higher than previous year, he added.
Replying to a question what measures taken for middle class people, he said, “We always talks about consumers rights but we talk a little about farmers’ right. As potato production is very high this year, consumers get products at lower prices but farmers didn’t get fair price. Government’s subsidy in agriculture facilitates consumers.”বিস্তারিত