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The government on Wednesday started procurement of paddy directly from farmers in Khulna district. Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder inaugurated the paddy procurement programme through a videoconference from Dhaka around 11:30am. While inaugurating the programme, the minister said digital
Officials of the food departments, mill owners and farmers representatives also attended the programme.
The minister gave instructions to the officials and staff to collect paddy and expedite food storage, maintaining health rules.
Food Department will collect 6.50 lakh metric tonnes of paddy directly from farmers at Tk 27 per kg and 10 lakh metric tonnes boiled rice and 1.5 lakh metric tonnes non-boiled rice (Atap) at Tk 40 and Tk 39 per kg from millers during the current Boro season.
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Officials of the food departments, mill owners and farmers representatives also attended the programme.
The food minister directed the officials and employees concern to be careful so that no farmers would be subject to harassment going to provide rice to the warehouses.
The minister gave instructions to the officials and staff to collect paddy and expedite food storage, maintaining health rules.
However, he also instructed not to compromise with the quality of the paddy and rice during the procurement.
In Bagerhat Sadar, Nani Gopal Hira, a farmer of Chitalmari upazila, provided 2.5 metric tonnes of paddy to the local storage of the food ministry.
Govt to procure 18 lakh tonnes food grains during this Boro season
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DHAKA, April 26, 2021(BSS)–The government will procure at least 18 lakh tonnes food grains from the internal markets during the current Boro season.
Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder said this in a virtual press conference held this morning here today.
Of the food grains procurement, 11.50 lakh tonnes are Atap and parboiled rice and the rest 6.50 lakh tonnes paddy.
The boro paddy procurement drive will begin from April 28 and the rice from May 7. The procurement drive will continue till August 31.
Under the procurement drive, the food minister said a total of 10 lakh tonnes parboiled rice will be procured with a price of Taka 40 per kg and Taka 39 has been fixed for purchasing 1.50 lakh tonnes Atap rice. The government will procure paddy from the farmers with a price of Taka 27 per kg.