Govt to provide Tk57.25cr incentive to boost Aush production
Government plans to give an incentive of Tk57.25 crore to ten lakh marginal farmers across the country for increasing cultivation and production of Aush paddy.
Under this incentive, a farmer will be getting 5kg seed, 10kg Di-ammonium Phosphate (DAP) and 10kg Muriate of Potash (MOP) fertiliser required for cultivation in one bigha land to increase the production of high-yielding paddy, a press release of the Ministry of Agriculture said on Tuesday (14 February).
The country's 6.88% of total rice output comes from Aush cultivation - where modern varieties cover only 5.91% and local varieties about 0.98%. Considering the situation, each farmer will get 5kg of seed.
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These incentives are being provided from the agriculture ministry's regular budget and the rehabilitation assistance programme. Field-level distribution of the incentives will be started soon, adds the release.
Aush paddy is generally planted in March-April and harvested in June-July and practically harmonised with the climatic season hot summer (March-May), reports BSS.
