The fallow lands under various government institutions, including sugar mills, will be brought under cultivation, Agriculture Minister Abdur Razzaque said on Sunday.
He instructed the officials concerned to do the needful to bring the fallow lands under cultivation.
The minister gave the order at a meeting to review the implementation progress of the Annual Development Program (ADP) at the conference room of the Ministry of Agriculture in Dhaka.
With Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture Md Sayedul Islam in the chair, the meeting was attended by senior officials of the ministry, heads of organizations and project directors.
"The sugar mills have huge unused lands. Those lands should be brought under cultivation. Besides, the land of various government institutions should be traced out and brought under cultivation as well," he said.
The minister directed the officials to take action in this regard by contacting the authorities of sugar mills and various government institutions.
He also said that the demand for food is increasing every year. So food production must be increased at any cost. “We want to use all the facilities to increase production," he added.
All parties concerned need to be more active to find ways to increase production, the minister said.