New app launched to raise wheat, maize output

The government has launched a new mobile-based app to promote wheat and maize production in the country further.

The app, 'Gom O Bhutta Totho Vandar' (wheat and maize information store), was inaugurated by agriculture minister Mohammad Abdur Razzaque during a meeting on evaluation of annual development programmes (ADP), at the Secretariat on Sunday.

Agriculture secretary Md Nasiruzzaman chaired the meeting. Director general of Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute (BWMRI) Dr Israil Hosaain was also present and spoke.

Addressing the event, the agriculture minister said the android-based app will deliver all possible info related to maize and wheat which will be useful to both farmers and traders.

He said the farmers can find info on new varieties, process of cultivation, time, agro weather, and marketing of their produces, forecasts and others on a regular basis. He asserted that the app will be very helpful for boosting wheat and maize production further.

Dr Israil Hosaain said maize production is expected to be 4.5 million tonnes this year, adding that wheat production has surpassed 1.4 million tonnes in the current year which was 1.35 million tonnes last year.

Agriculture secretary Nasiruzzaman informed that the ministry has an allocation of Tk 23.61 billion to implement 68 projects under ADP in this financial year (FY '21).

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