Plight of rice growers
Photo: Tanvir Ahmed / Driknews
The harvest of Boro paddy is under way in the country with expectations of bumper production of about 2 crore tons. In estimations by different agencies, it has been shown that the cost of production of per kg rice would be Tk 12-13 . But the price of rice in the local market is about Tk 400 per 40 kg. So, the govt. has fixed the price at Tk 14 per kg of un-husked rice and Tk 22 per kg of husked rice to give the farmers a better price. The govt. has also set the target to buy 12 lakh tons of rice from the local market during this season. Now the question is what impact it will have, while the farmers will have to sell a major portion of rice in the market. It is an issue that has to be addressed keeping in view the interest of farmers, the driving force behind our agriculture.
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