Govt to provide Tk 1.08b as incentive to boost Boro production: Ministry

The government has decided to provide Tk 1.08 billion (107.62 crore) as incentive to boost the production of hybrid (Ufsi) variety of Boro paddy across the country, reports UNB.

The disbursement of incentives will start soon at the field level, said a handout of Agriculture Ministry.

A total of 1.5 million small and marginal farmers will get 5 kg of hybrid Boro seeds, 10 Kgs of DAP and MoP fertilisers required for cultivation in one bigha of land under the programme.

Earlier, the government, in first phase of boro cultivation, provided Tk 900 million as incentive to boost the production of Boro paddy.

With this, the government provided Tk 1.98 million as incentives to 2.95million farmers in two phases.