Acute seed crisis prevails in Netrakona

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NETRAKONA, Aug 23 (UNB) : Farmers of the district are facing acute scarcity of transplanted aman and vegetable seeds as seedbeds on vast tract of land were damaged in the current flood.
With the recession of floodwater, farmers of the flood-affected areas returned to their fields but they can not cultivate their land due to scarcity of seeds.
Department of Agricultural Extension sources said vegetables worth Tk 27 crore on 91 hectares were damaged in the flood in the district. Seedbeds on 2,500 hectares worth Tk 40 million were also damaged totally.