Financial incentive to farmers to encourage production and usage of organic fertilizer

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The Ministry of Agriculture has planned to meet the requirement of organic fertilizer for paddy cultivation of about 800,000 hectares for the Maha season 2021/2022. Accordingly, necessary steps have already been taken to direct farmers to produce quality organic fertilizer, mainly under the guidance of the Department of Agrarian Development, and to increase the quantity of organic fertilizer produced by licensed manufacturers.

The Cabinet of Ministers have approved the proposal tabled by the Minister of Agriculture to pay an incentive of Rs. 12,500 per hectare not exceeding 2 hectares (5acres) to encourage the farmers who produce and use organic fertilizer for own cultivation.

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