The government plans to provide farmers with nearly Tk 108 crore incentive to encourage them to increase cultivation of high-yielding varieties of rice and produce more grains to meet the growing demand for the staple.
Food Minister Sadhan Chandar Majumder today said the government is planning to provide over one crore families with 10 kilogrammes rice under Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) programme in the upcoming Ramadan.