Quality potato seeds for farmers demanded
Two non-government organisations yesterday urged the government to provide farmers with quality potato seeds.
They also demanded of the government to stop the tendency of making extra profit of the cold storage owners.
The demands came from a rally jointly organised by Nagorik Shanghaty and Campaign for Sustainable Rural Livelihoods in front of the National Museum in the city yesterday.
Speakers at the rally said potato harvest was bumper this year but the interest of the potato farmer was not ensured, as the farmers did not get actual price.
Farmers' production cost for per kg potato was Tk 10 to12 but they had to sell one kg of potato at Tk 3 to 4, they said.
The speakers also said the farmers are suffering due to shortage of government cold storages.
They said the government should collect potato from the farmers at a reasonable price like the way they collect rice and wheat.
The rally was presided over by Sharifuzzaman Sharif, general secretary of Nagorik Shanghaty, Anwarul Islam Babu, general secretary of Bangladesh Krishak Jote, SMA Sabur of Krishak Samity spoke at the rally.
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