Jute farmers to get Tk 8cr incentives

The Ministry of Agriculture will distribute Tk 8.10 crore as incentives to farmers to boost jute cultivation across the country.
A total of four lakhs marginal, medium and small farmers will get seeds under the programme, said a press release of the agriculture ministry on Thursday. A farmer will get one kilogram of jute seeds at a free of cost for bringing one bigha of land under jute cultivation. These incentives are being provided by the agriculture rehabilitation support sector under the regular budget of the agriculture ministry.