Govt to set up cooperative markets across country
Says Nanak
Cooperative markets will be established across the country to ensure fair prices of farmers' produces, said State Minister for LGRD and Cooperatives Jahangir Kabir Nanak yesterday.
“We have taken steps to eliminate middlemen between producers and consumers to make sure that the farmers are not deprived of fair prices for their products,” he told reporters after a meeting with the deputy commissioners at the ministry.
He said there are instructions from the prime minister in this regard, and the government has already turned many BDR shops into cooperative markets in the capital and more are in the offing.
Refuting allegations of conflicts between lawmakers and DCs, Nanak said they have their own rules of business and operate accordingly.
He asked the deputy commissioners to promptly repair the damaged roads and other infrastructure damaged by the recent floods.
After a session with the DCs, Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury told reporters that she asked the DCs to directly inform the ministry if any problems arise in the field levels. “We shall immediately take actions.”
She also asked the DCs to encourage farmers in the northern region to grow more high value crops that require less water during dry season, as there is water shortage.
In the southern region, there is no shortage of water in dry season, and so the farmers in that region should be inspired to grow rice during dry season, she said.
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