Japanese agricultural machinery manufacturer Yanmar has expressed interest to set up a factory in Bangladesh to manufacture combine harvesters for reaping paddy.
Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque today directed the agriculture officials to prepare workplans to do more research to increase oilseed production in order to reduce its import dependence.
The government has so far spent Tk 27,000 crore in fertiliser subsidy this year, which is 90 per cent of the amount set aside for the purpose, Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque said today.
Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine has aggravated the high food price situation across the globe, according to Megan M Francis, the agricultural attaché of the US embassy in Dhaka.
Mechanisation in agriculture is very crucial for Bangladesh to maintain food sufficiency as the government aims to ensure that no one goes hungry, said Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque today.