CropsForty sacks, six hundred farmers: fertiliser protests hit three Nageshwari unions
Farmers blocked roads at Nageshwari in Kurigram after waiting all morning for fertiliser; one dealer said he had 40 sacks in store against about 600 farmers.
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Fertiliser shortage
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CropsAgriculture ministry opens a fertiliser control room with 27 teams
The control room runs two shifts from 11 to 24 September and will act immediately on reports of artificial shortage, illegal storage or overcharging.
Crops1.2m tonnes in the godowns, and farmers still queue for nothing
At least 15 farmer protests in a month, 204 mobile courts and 1,700 sacks recovered: why fertiliser in store is not reaching the field.