It is good to note that the government has embarked on a plan to boost country’s rice production each year gradually by bringing more lands under Boro and high yielding paddy cultivation.
Reportedly, around 1.5 lakh farmers across the country will be provided free Boro seeds. This is for the first time the government has taken such initiative to reinforce food security.
Boro rice plays an important role in ensuring country’s food security. We hope the
government's new initiative will encourage farmers to produce this variety of rice which accounts for more than half of the country's total rice production.
Farmers are now getting low-cost power-run irrigation facilities using their improved irrigation pumps. Also, farmers get government subsidy on the bills for consumption of electricity being provided by government to operate their pumps at reduced costs for enhancing food production and ensuring national food security.
All concerned including scientists, researchers and agriculture
officials should put forth their concerted efforts to boost paddy yield to feed the gradually increasing population of the country
There is no denying that we are gradually moving towards commercialisation of our agriculture sector, but hitherto we do not have adequate transportation facility for this sector. Therefore, we need to provide farmers with adequate transportation facilities so that they are able to reap the full benefit of their produce. Transportation facilities will make the movement of the farmers' produce easier from farm to the market
Over the last years, we have achieved self-sufficiency in food production and the government’s scheme of rural electrification has played an important role in boosting the country's agricultural production. However, in order to make this production growth sustainable we need to incorporate advanced technologies in the agriculture sector.
Also, we need to invest a lot in research and development of new technologies, and the public and private sector should work together in this regard. Last but not least, all concerned including scientists, researchers and agriculture officials should put forth their concerted efforts to boost paddy yield to feed the gradually increasing population of the country.