Boro farmers incurring loss: KN
Karmojibi Nari (KN), a rights body for women, yesterday said farmers are already incurring losses by selling boro rice at prices lower than the production cost, as the government delays in procurement.
The organisation cited an estimation of the agriculture ministry as saying that production cost of per kilogram paddy this boro season stands at Tk 15 while farmers are selling paddy at Tk 500-600 per maund (Tk 13-15 per kg) in many north and northwest districts.
KN chairperson Shirin Akhter and general secretary Sharmin Kabir in a joint statement also demanded the government immediately starts purchasing paddy from farmers.
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