Joypurhat's Agriculture Centres Now 'Haunted Houses', Farmers Left Without Services
Union-level agricultural extension and advice centres built in Joypurhat in the 1980s have been left to decay, and farmers say they have lost a key source of advice.
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Union-level agricultural extension and advice centres built in Joypurhat in the 1980s have been left to decay, and farmers say they have lost a key source of advice.
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