The government will procure a total of 10 lakh tonnes of food grains from the marginal farmers across the country during the upcoming Aman season. Under the programme, 3.5 lakh tonnes paddy, 5.5 lakh ...

Aman paddy harvesting season has begun, but the general mass is struggling to buy rice as the price of the staple food is still high in the local market. Bangladesh to import 2.5 lakh tonnes of ...

which was harvested in the previous winter ahead of Boro paddy in the dry season. Boro is the principal rice crop in Bangladesh. Farmers got about 2.10 crore tonnes of rice through the Boro ...

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A paddy rice field in Bangladesh. Bangladesh grew over 62.1 million tons of crops in 2023, contributing huge numbers of its “Aman” and “Boro” paddy crops annually. Over 16% of the country ...

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DHAKA, Nov 06, 2024 (BSS) - The government will procure a total of 10 lakh metric tons (MTs) of food grains from the marginal ...