Govt to give incentives to boost jute production

The government will provide Taka 8.10 crore as incentive to increase the cultivation and production of jute in the country.

The government will provide Taka 8.10 crore as incentive to increase the cultivation and production of jute in the country.
An incentive of Tk 8 crore 10 lakh is being given to increasing the cultivation and production of jute, a press release said here today.
Four lakh small, marginal and medium-level farmers across the country are getting free jute seeds under this incentive, the release added.
A farmer will get one kilogram (kg) of jute seed for cultivation in one bigha land.
This incentive is being provided by the agriculture rehabilitation support sector under the regular budget of the Ministry of Agriculture.
The distribution of the incentives at the field level will begin soon, the release said.