Dhaka //

Advisor to the Ministry of Agriculture and Home Affairs Lt. General (Retd.) Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said that agriculture should be made farmer-friendly. A farmer-friendly government will only exist when farmers get proper seeds and fertilizers, fair price for their produce.

The advisor said these things in the chief guest’s speech during an exchange of views with the officials during his visit to the Directorate of Agricultural Extension at Farmgate in the capital on Wednesday afternoon.

At this time, the secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture. Mohammad Emdad Ullah Mian, Additional Secretary Dr. Malay Chowdhury and director general of the Directorate of Agricultural Extension (ongoing duty). Tajul Islam Patwari was present.

During the discussion, advisory services were provided on supply of fertilizers and seeds, bringing fallow land under cultivation, diversification of crops, increasing cultivation of fruits and increasing export of seasonal fruits, reducing use of urea fertilizers, cultivating crops suitable for post-flood land, bringing arid areas under irrigation system to make the agriculture sector more efficient and effective. He sheds light on being farmer friendly and is aware of these issues.

The Agriculture Advisor said that the Ministry of Agriculture has taken necessary steps to ensure that there is no shortage of fertilizers. The officials working at the field level will inform the farmers about this so that they do not panic.

The adviser directed the concerned to work to bring uncultivated land under cultivation to meet the food needs of the growing population of the country.

Mentioning the success of the agricultural sector in the country’s food security, the adviser directed everyone to continue to strive.

The advisor said that the main achievement of the progress of the agricultural sector is the farmers. Farmers suffer by producing, they don’t get fair price. This should be taken care of.

Regarding corruption, the adviser said, we are in a strict position to prevent corruption in the agricultural sector. Necessary steps have been taken in this regard.

Later the advisor visited the various wings of the Department of Agricultural Extension.