Tk 569cr incentive disbursed to fish, livestock farmers
The fisheries and livestock ministry has handed over Tk 568.86 crore in cash incentive to 485,476 livestock and fish farmers who have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque said yesterday.
Some 407,402 livestock farmers and 78,074 fishermen received the incentive as a gift from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina through their mobile financial service and bank accounts, he said.
The government will continue supporting the farmers and entrepreneurs to ensure nutrition for the general mass and pull the marginalised people in the rural areas out of poverty, the minister said.
He spoke as the chief guest at a programme in the capital's Osmani Memorial Auditorium. The fisheries and livestock ministry gave away the cash incentives to the affected farmers at the event, the ministry said in a press release.
The government under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is taking and implementing timely steps with particular focus on the agriculture sector, helping the country become self-sufficient in granular foods, he said.
The government is now extending all-out support to the farmers to boost production of fish, egg, meat, fruits and other nutrition-rich foods to ensure healthy and safe food for the people, Razzaque said.
The fisheries ministry is playing a vital role in providing nourishing foods to the people, alleviating poverty of the marginalised groups and creating more jobs, he said.
Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim presided over the event, where Planning Minister MA Mannan was also present as the special guest.
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