PRAN starts buying boro, maize
May 12, 2023 00:00:00
Advocate Mostafizur Rahman, a lawmaker from Dinajpur-5 constituency, and Naser Ahmed, Executive Director of Banga Millers, inaugurated the procurement activities on the premises of the PRAN factory at Rangamati in Dinajpur on Wednesday.
Banga Millers Ltd, a sister concern of PRAN group, has started procuring boro paddy and maize from its contractual farmers of different areas in Dinajpur, says a press release.
Advocate Mostafizur Rahman, a lawmaker from Dinajpur-5 constituency, and Naser Ahmed, Executive Director of Banga Millers, inaugurated the procurement activities on the premises of the PRAN factory at Rangamati in Dinajpur on Wednesday.
At the programme, PRAN also handed over seeds of Aman paddy to the farmers. This time, the company will provide seeds among 1800 farmers.
Naser Ahmed said there are 4,500 contractual farmers across the Dinajpur who are cultivating paddy, maize and potato for PRAN. PRAN is set to procure 5,220 tonnes of paddy of different varieties from 2,200 acres of lands. The collection will continue till the availability of the paddy.
He added that farmers of PRAN have cultivated maize at 1,100 acres of land this season. PRAN will procure 4,500 tonnes of maize from the farmers at the market price.