Dhaka, May 21 (UNB) – The agriculture sector will soon be fully mechanised, Agriculture Minister Abdur Razzaque said on Tuesday.
“Hiring labourers for cultivating and harvesting paddy is a big problem and agricultural mechanisation is the solution,” he told a programme at Bangladesh Agriculture Research Council (BARC) auditorium in Dhaka.
Besides, Tk 3,000 crore will be spent for this purpose from the Tk 9,000 crore agriculture subsidy, he said.
In a 2016 report, FAO noted that agricultural mechanisation can contribute significantly to the sustainable development of food systems globally.