The government will provide free seeds and fertilizers to some 7.76 lakh flood affected small and marginal farmers of six haor and 18 mid-northern districts of the country by spending an outlay of Taka 137 crore under agriculture rehabilitation programme in the upcoming boro season.
“A total of 7,76,202 small and marginal farmers of flood affected six haor and 18 mid-northern districts will get necessary seeds of different crops along with non-urea fertilizers under the rehabilitation programme to compensate their crop loss due to the prolonged deluge,” said Agriculture Minister Begum Matia Chowdhury in a press briefing at her secretariat office here on Tuesday.
Under the programme, some 6 lakh farmers of six haor districts like Sylhet, Sunamganj, Hobiganj, Moulvibazar, Netrokona and Kishorganj will get seeds, di-amonium phosphate (DAP)and Muriate of Potash (MoP) fertilizers worth of Taka 117 crore and Taka 1,000 in cash for cultivating crops on a bigha of land.
