Expansion of crop godown loan project demanded in Nilphamari
Sunday, 19 October 2008
Our Correspondent
NILPHAMARI, Oct 18: The crop godown loan project meant for the poor farmers to keep different crops in godowns and taking loan from any specific bank against the kept crop whether it is wheat, paddy or pulse have been proved very successful for the farmers of the district.
The project, a component of Agriculture Marketing Directorate, helped the farmers get rid of the greedy village money lenders. For the preservation of crops and seeds and to provide loan as against these a pilot project named Bangladesh Swiss Agriculture Project supported by Switzerland government's financial and technical assistance started in the year 1978 and in the year 1992 the project was taken as a model in the name of Crop Godown Loan Project. In the year 1997 the second phase of the project started and ended in June 2004 and thereafter the project came under revenue budget and it is working since that time.
When contacted A.T.M Arshad Alam Khan, district market investigator, Nilphamari, said farmers having not more than five acres of land are eligible to keep crops in the godowns and monthly rent of one quintal of crop is 10 taka. A farmer has to abide by some specific terms and conditions. The six godowns located in Nilphamari district are under Bhabaniganj Union Parishad and
Charaikhola Union Parishad in Sadar upazila, Tangonmari Union Parishad in Jaldhaka upazila, Magula Union Parishad in Kishoreganj upazila, Boragari Union Parishad in Domar upazila and Kamarpukur Union Parishad in Saidpur upazila. Sources said local people demanded expansion of the project in all the union parishads of the district, which would also be a sort of food security for the poor farmers.
NILPHAMARI, Oct 18: The crop godown loan project meant for the poor farmers to keep different crops in godowns and taking loan from any specific bank against the kept crop whether it is wheat, paddy or pulse have been proved very successful for the farmers of the district.
The project, a component of Agriculture Marketing Directorate, helped the farmers get rid of the greedy village money lenders. For the preservation of crops and seeds and to provide loan as against these a pilot project named Bangladesh Swiss Agriculture Project supported by Switzerland government's financial and technical assistance started in the year 1978 and in the year 1992 the project was taken as a model in the name of Crop Godown Loan Project. In the year 1997 the second phase of the project started and ended in June 2004 and thereafter the project came under revenue budget and it is working since that time.
When contacted A.T.M Arshad Alam Khan, district market investigator, Nilphamari, said farmers having not more than five acres of land are eligible to keep crops in the godowns and monthly rent of one quintal of crop is 10 taka. A farmer has to abide by some specific terms and conditions. The six godowns located in Nilphamari district are under Bhabaniganj Union Parishad and
Charaikhola Union Parishad in Sadar upazila, Tangonmari Union Parishad in Jaldhaka upazila, Magula Union Parishad in Kishoreganj upazila, Boragari Union Parishad in Domar upazila and Kamarpukur Union Parishad in Saidpur upazila. Sources said local people demanded expansion of the project in all the union parishads of the district, which would also be a sort of food security for the poor farmers.