Investing in modern technologies and education is crucial to increasing productivity, sustainability and profitability for Bangladeshi’s farmers and achieving the goal of smart agriculture, speakers said yesterday.
Poultry farmers and feed makers should refrain from over-profiteering by hiking prices indiscriminately, according to Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque.
The agriculture ministry yesterday launched a digital platform to provide 45 agri-related services of 17 agencies to farmers, businesses, importers and exporters.
A huge amount of money is being laundered from Bangladesh to different countries, including Canada’s Begumpara and the UAE’s Dubai, said Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque.
Excessive profits secured by rice millers and retailers are to blame for the price hike in Bangladesh despite a bumper production, found a survey of Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI).