Crops insurance to protect farmers from poverty
Friday, 12 March 2010
Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture Ministry agriculturist Shawkat Momen Shajahan said 'Crop Insurance' would help protect farmers from poverty, reports BSS.
He said the committee recently sent a proposal to finance ministry for taking necessary measures for introducing crops insurance.
He was speaking as the chief guest at a national workshop titled "farmers friendly agriculture policy." A research organization Incidin Bangladesh organized the workshop at YWCA auditorium in the city.
Shawkat Momen said the government was strongly committed to making the country self-sufficient in food and for this it would formulate a farmers' friendly agriculture policy by amending the existing one, he said.
The non-government organizations and research institutes which are working with agriculture issues should initiate more programmes in this regard.
Mentioning that the opinion of marginal farmers was very vital in formulating a timely and effective agriculture policy, he said the improvement of condition of marginal farmers would realy ensure the development of the country.
"Land reforms is important for development of agriculture," he said adding: "Preservation of farmland and ownership of land by sharecroppers would greatly contribute to raising production of crops."
He stressed on e-Agriculture for improvement of agriculture management and said in order to disseminate necessary information of farming to farmers, the utilization of technology should be increased.
Speaking as special guest, Fazle Hossain Badsha MP said it would not be enough to only formulate farmers' friendly agriculture policy, it was also needed to establish a farmers friendly state system.
He said farmers and agriculture sector should be given due share in the development process.
Executive Director of Incidin Bangladesh AKM Masud Ali presented a technical paper at the workshop, highlighting the problems identified by the farmers.
President of the National Agriculture Review Committee Tofazzal Hossain Manju chaired the workshop. A large number of development workers, agri-scientists and leaders of farmers associations attended at the workshop.
He said the committee recently sent a proposal to finance ministry for taking necessary measures for introducing crops insurance.
He was speaking as the chief guest at a national workshop titled "farmers friendly agriculture policy." A research organization Incidin Bangladesh organized the workshop at YWCA auditorium in the city.
Shawkat Momen said the government was strongly committed to making the country self-sufficient in food and for this it would formulate a farmers' friendly agriculture policy by amending the existing one, he said.
The non-government organizations and research institutes which are working with agriculture issues should initiate more programmes in this regard.
Mentioning that the opinion of marginal farmers was very vital in formulating a timely and effective agriculture policy, he said the improvement of condition of marginal farmers would realy ensure the development of the country.
"Land reforms is important for development of agriculture," he said adding: "Preservation of farmland and ownership of land by sharecroppers would greatly contribute to raising production of crops."
He stressed on e-Agriculture for improvement of agriculture management and said in order to disseminate necessary information of farming to farmers, the utilization of technology should be increased.
Speaking as special guest, Fazle Hossain Badsha MP said it would not be enough to only formulate farmers' friendly agriculture policy, it was also needed to establish a farmers friendly state system.
He said farmers and agriculture sector should be given due share in the development process.
Executive Director of Incidin Bangladesh AKM Masud Ali presented a technical paper at the workshop, highlighting the problems identified by the farmers.
President of the National Agriculture Review Committee Tofazzal Hossain Manju chaired the workshop. A large number of development workers, agri-scientists and leaders of farmers associations attended at the workshop.