Nutritional security is an important problem in this densely populated country, so the government increased the budget allocation for agricultural impacts and subsidies to promote production for the 2025-26 financial year.
The state budget for the financial year from July 1 was unveiled by Finanz advisor Salehuddin Ahmed on Monday in a television speech.
In order to increase agricultural production, activities are in progress in order to result in climate -based harvesting and improved agricultural technology, the delivery of agricultural inputs at affordable prices, the expansion of irrigation areas, the development of the marketing system, agricultural mechanization, etc. The exports of agricultural products are also funded after the questioning of domestic demand.
In the current financial year, agricultural inputs and cash incentives were provided as part of the “Agricultural Rehabilitation Assistance” program. Small and marginal farmers who are affected by floods were also supported by this program. In order to ensure adequate delivery of agricultural inputs such as fertilizers such as fertilizers, our government has accelerated the payment of subsidies for imported and domestic fertilizers for the commercial clamp and the payment of residues in fertilizer subsidies. Subsidies for fertilizers and agricultural inputs will continue in the next financial year.
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The preliminary government has taken initiatives to rationalize the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides to protect the biological diversity, maintain the soil quality and keep the environment free of pollution.
In order to increase the use of organic fertilizers, farmers and NGOs are also involved in the production, marketing and expansion of organic fertilizers. The use of environmentally friendly technologies is promoted to prevent the waste of water during irrigation, better use of surface water and sustainable use of groundwater.
In order to strengthen the entire agricultural production system, including the prevention of waste after the harvest, various initiatives were taken, such as:
In addition, 59 problems that hinder agricultural exports were identified, and steps were taken to solve them.
In order to ensure both nutritional security and safe food, various initiatives such as Paddy directly sharpen the consciousness of farmers in all upazilas via the Krisker app (farmers' app) “and form an apprenticeship to ensure safe food and immediate sample tests by mobile laboratories.
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In addition, an action plan was created to increase the capacity of grocery stores to 37 LAKH tons and to increase the institutional capacity of tonnage and food grain management in the next financial year.