National agriculture policy

Professor M Zahidul Haque, Chairman, Department of Agricultural Extension & Information System, S

It is heartening to know that the Ministry of Agriculture has geared up its efforts to formulate an up-to-date "New National Agriculture Policy". As reported, the ministry will organise a meeting this month to review the draft national agriculture policy prepared by the 'Technical Working Group'. Policy guidelines will cover various agricultural issues including seed, fertiliser, irrigation and agriculture in the draught, flood, salinity prone areas. It is sincerely expected that the government will very soon complete all the formalities towards formulation and publication of the 'New National Agriculture Policy'.