The government will provide Tk 81 million as an incentive to increase the cultivation and production of jute in the country.
An incentive of Tk Tk 81 million is being given to increase the cultivation and production of jute, reports BSS citing a press release.
Around 0.40 million small, marginal and medium-level farmers across the country are getting free jute seeds under this incentive.
A farmer will get one kilogram (kg) of jute seed for cultivation in one bigha land.
This incentive is being provided by the agriculture rehabilitation support sector under the regular budget of the Ministry of Agriculture.
The report says that the distribution of the incentives at the field level will begin soon.
