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Bangladesh: Northern farmers hail reduction of non-urea fertilizer prices |
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Thursday, 05 November 2009 |
New Nation: Farmers have hailed the decision of reducing the prices of non- urea fertilizers further and thanked the present government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for this pro-people and pro-farmer pragmatic step.
While talking to BSS on Tuesday agri-scientists, farmers and common people and NGO experts said agri-productions will sharply boost and the farmers will now be able to ensure a balanced use of chemical fertilizers to keep the soil health sound following the decision.
Thanking the government, they said production costs of the agriculture produce will now be reduced and asked for taking necessary steps including procuring paddy directly from the farmers to ensure fair prices of agri-products to the growers. Renowned rice scientist Dr MA Mazid, who is also Coordinator (Delivery & Adaptive Research) of Cereal System Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) of International Rice Research Institute, stationed at Dinajpur hub termed the decision as epoch making.
"These non-urea fertilizers should be made available very soon at the grassroots levels through the dealers to enable the farmers purchasing the same at the reduced rates as they have already started sowing early potato seeds before the Boro season," he suggested.Read the full story.
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