Govt procures 16,247 tonnes of Aman rice in Rajshahi
6th March, 2021 12:34:52
RAJSHAHI: The govern-ment has purchased around 16,247.28 tonnes of Aman rice during the current season’s procurement drive contributing a lot towards ensuring food security amidst the pandemic situation.
As part of the nationwide Aman rice procurement drive from November 15, 2020 to February 28 last, the government has bought the food grain from all eight districts in Rajshahi division, reports BSS.
Raihanul Kabir, Regional Controller of Food, said they procured around 15,757.98 tonnes of boiled rice and 489.30 tonnes of non-boiled sunned (Atap) rice.
Kabir said the government had set a target of collecting 1,54,632 tonnes of boiled rice and 11,648 tonnes of non-boiled sunned rice.