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Govt to take steps to innovate fish varieties: Kamal
DHAKA, June 11, 2020 (BSS) – Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal
today said the government will take steps in the next fiscal to
innovate new varieties of freshwater fish.
“Effective steps will be taken in the next fiscal year to continue
research activities to innovate new variety of freshwater fish,” he
said while placing the national budget for fiscal 2020-21 in
parliament here today with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the
chair.
In his budget speech, Kamal said fisheries resources in Bangladesh
have been making an important contribution to the country’s GDP apart
from meeting the domestic demand for protein.
Bangladesh has achieved self-sufficiency in fish and meat
production, and efforts continue to attain similar achievement in egg
and milk production, he said.
The finance minister said: “Our success in fish production has
gained global recognition. However, in recent times, due to prolonged
lockdowns in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, a formidable
challenge has emerged in marketing fishery products.”
The government, he said, continues to provide necessary support to
tackle the challenge.
Besides, the government will implement necessary special initiatives
so that the fisheries sector can regain its pre-coronavirus position,
Kamal added.
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