MYMENSINGH, Dec 17, 2019 (BSS): Directorate of Food has started purchasing
T Aman rice and Paddy directly from the farmers in Muktagacha upazila of the district today.
State Minister for Cultural Affairs KM Khalid MP inaugurated the programme at a simple function held at Muktagacha upazila food go down this morning.
Upazila Nirbahi Officer, Muktagacha Shubarna Sarker ,District Food Officer
Zahangir Alam,Upazila Vice Chairman Mohammad Arab Ali ,Upazila Food Officer
Shafiul Afzal Union Parishad Chairmen and local elite among others were
present.
State Minister in his inaugural speech said, the present government under
the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is committed to
ensure fair price of Aman rice for the farmers.
He hoped that Aman farmers of the upazila would get fair price through the
programme initiated by the government .
Upazila Food Office sources told BSS that Department Of Food finalized the
list of farmers through lottery.
A total of 3,379 farmers would sale per kilogram of Aman rice at TK 36 and
per kilogram of paddy at TK 26 directly at the upazila go down.