First-ever Nat'l Agriculture Day tomorrow
The government has decided to observe the first-ever 'National Agriculture Day' tomorrow on the first day of Bangla month Agrahayan in a bid to encourage the farmers.
Agriculture ministry and its subordinate organisations have chalked out elaborate programmes to mark the day on November 15, said Agriculture Secretary M Abdul Aziz at a press conference at PID in the city yesterday.
The agriculture ministry formally announced the day following an announcement of the chief adviser during the programme of the World Food Day on October 16.
Every year the country would celebrate the day during the Aman harvesting season and the day will be celebrated in line with Nabanno, a traditional annual festival marking the harvest of winter crop in Agrahayan.
The government has already earmarked Tk 93 lakh for the celebration of the day. Of the allocated money, each district would get Tk 50,000 and each upazila Tk 10,000.
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