DOT Desk: Balanced use of fertilisers could increase crop production by 8 to 14 per cent and save Tk 20,000 crore annually in Bangladesh, according to researchers,reports The Daily Star.
The researchers shared the information at a programme titled “Fertiliser Policy Dialogue” at the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC) at Farmgate in Dhaka yesterday, according to a press release. They said in the past, the government gave subsidies of about Tk 8,000 crore for fertiliser every year and now the amount has been increased to more than Tk 30,000 crore owing to the price hike in the international market.Speaking at the dialogue, the panellists also urged the farmers and other stakeholders to use fertilisers moderately and cautiously.