irrigation cost
Increased cost of irrigation: What about food security in Bangladesh?
One may note that farmers have to buy diesel and fertilisers at a higher rate at retail level than the government-fixed prices.
Farmers get a raw deal
Floods, low rainfall and then fertiliser price hike -- the woes of farmers just won’t stop. And now, they will have to bear the brunt of a sudden 42.5 percent rise in diesel cost, which is likely to make them spend an additional Tk 4,000 in irrigation for per hectare Boro production.
Increased cost of irrigation: What about food security in Bangladesh?
One may note that farmers have to buy diesel and fertilisers at a higher rate at retail level than the government-fixed prices.
Farmers get a raw deal
Floods, low rainfall and then fertiliser price hike -- the woes of farmers just won’t stop. And now, they will have to bear the brunt of a sudden 42.5 percent rise in diesel cost, which is likely to make them spend an additional Tk 4,000 in irrigation for per hectare Boro production.
