Govt to give Tk 30b for agri mechanisation: Razzaque

Agriculture Minister Dr Md Abdur Razzaque has said the government will spend Tk 30 billion (Tk 3,000 crore) as subsidy for the mechanisation of agriculture work as finding agricultural labour is a problem now-a-days.

"Finding workers in agricultural work have become a problem at present time…. so we started mechanisation of agriculture sector and Taka 3,000 crore will be spent as subsidy to this end," he said.

He was addressing the unveiling of cover of a book titled 'Fertilizer Recommendation Handbook-2018' as the chief guest in city's Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC) auditorium on Tuesday, an official release said, reports BSS.

Razzaque said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will do everything whatever it is needed for development of the agriculture and farmers as the country has attained autarky in food under her dynamic leadership.

With BARC Chairman Dr Md Kabir Ikramul Haque in the chair, the programme was also attended by Parliamentary Standing Committee Member on Agriculture Abdul Mannan and Agriculture Secretary Md Nasiruzzaman, among others.

SAARC Agriculture Centre (SAC) Director Dr Shaikh Mohammad Bokhtiar gave a presentation of the handbook.