Banga Millers Ltd, a sister concern of PRAN group, has started procuring boro paddy and maize from its contractual farmers of different areas in Dinajpur.
Advocate Mostafizur Rahman, Lawmaker of Dinajpur-5 constituency and Naser Ahmed, Executive Director of Banga Millers inaugurated the activities at the premises of the PRAN factory at Rangamati in Dinajpur on Wednesday.
At the program, PRAN also handed over the seeds of Aman paddy to the farmers. This time, the company will set to provide the seed among 1800 farmers.
Addressing the program, Naser Ahmed said,there are 4500 contractual farmers across the Dinajpur who are cultivating paddy, maize and potato for PRAN. PRAN sets to procure 5,220 metric tons of paddy with nine variants including BR-16, BRI-28, 29, 50, 74, 89, 90, Zirashail and Katari from 2,200 acres of lands.
Kamruzzaman Kamal, Marketing Director at PRAN-RFL Group said, PRAN has been working for a long time to develop the quality of the agricultural products and improve the standard of living of the farmers.
Muhammad Wasiqul Islam, UpazilaNirbahi Officer at Fulbari, Muhammad Zafor Arif Chowdhury, Assistant Commissioner (Land), Rumman Akter, Upazila Agricultural Officer and Zakaria Hossain, General Manager, Factory of Banga Millers, were also present at the programme.