Govt to provide incentives of over Tk40cr to boost aman output

Govt to provide incentives of over Tk40cr to boost aman output

The government will provide Tk40.04 crore as incentive for raising the area and cultivation of aman crop this year.
Under the package of incentives, 5.66 lakh of small and marginal farmers in 61 districts will get necessary seed and fertiliser for cultivating the transplant aman, according to an official release issued on Wednesday.
Every farmer will get 5 kgs of high yielding variety (HYV) T-aman seed, each 10 kgs of Di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) and Muriate of Potash (MoP) fertilizer free of cost for cultivating aman paddy on one bigha of land.