AgribusinessFarm loans of up to Tk 10,000 written off with interest for 1.43 million farmers
The government has paid off Tk 1,352.74 crore of farm loans of up to Tk 10,000, with interest, for 1,434,482 smallholder farmers.
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Agribusiness
CropsFarmer cards for 24 million farmers in four years; 1.9 million registered so far
The government aims to bring about 2.4 crore farmers into its registration, input support and farmer card programme within four years, 43 lakh of them this fiscal year. Data on 19.25 lakh farmers has been collected and 9 lakh bank accounts opened.
VegetablesTk 500 of elephant foot yam on 5 decimals earns a Dumuria farmer Tk 10,000
Mrityunjoy Mondol of Shahosh union, Dumuria, Khulna, planted 50 seedlings of a local elephant foot yam on 5 decimals, harvested about 400 kg and sold it at Tk 25 a kilo for Tk 10,000.
Market Management
Hybrid solar mini cold store opens for farmers in remote Chauddagram village
A hybrid solar-powered mini cold storage built under a government incentive programme has opened at Hilalnagar in Chauddagram, Cumilla, so marginal farmers can store produce and hold out for a fair price.
Crops
Naogaon gives 35,000 marginal Aman growers Tk 2.55 crore of free seed and fertiliser, Tk 730 each
Under the Kharif-2 incentive programme, farmers in the district's 11 upazilas each received 5 kg of seed, 10 kg of DAP and 10 kg of MOP for one bigha; Niamatpur (5,100) and Mohadevpur (5,000) had the most beneficiaries.
AgribusinessLow Egg Prices Push Marginal Poultry Farms Towards Closure
For four months, marginal poultry farmers in Bangladesh say they have sold eggs at Tk 6.5 to 7 against a production cost of Tk 9.5 to 10, and many small farms are closing as a result.