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April
13, 2000
Kishoreganj,
Apr 12 (UNB)- The government is destined to suffer loss due to
inefficiency of Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation (BADC)
in Kishoreganj region.
BADC
has decided to sell 11.62 lakh kg of wheat seeds in the open market
for the consumption as the seeds remained unsold.
Like
previous years BADC stored 11.62 lakh kg quality wheat seeds to supply
to the farmers and encourage them in wheat cultivation.
But
the farmers did not buy the BADC seeds this year as they were
disappointed using its seeds last year. As a result 11.62 lakh kg
seeds remained unsold in 3 godowns of BADC in the region.
The
farmers cultivated wheat on 9,840 hectares of land against the target
of 13,500 hectares this year due to non-availability of good seeds.
As
the farmers did not take BADC seeds, more than 10.24 lakh kg
remained unsold in Kishoreganj godown, 22,000 KG in Pakundia
godown and 1.16 lakh kg in Netrokona godown.
The
costly seeds are now being sold in the market at nominal price causing
a huge loss to the government. Tender has been invited from the buyers
to sell the seeds.
A
competent source said an influential quarter is trying to buy the
wheat at throwaway price through manipulation in connivance with a
section of dishonest BADC officials.
Deputy
Director of BADC regional office M Helal Uddin Chowdhury however told
UNB that the wheat will not be sold if the quotation was lower than
the market price.
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