Fertilizer-shortage

Fears of a fertilizer shortage appear to have gripped farmers in Kurigram. After Bhurungamari, Roumari and Rajibpur, anger among farmers erupted at a dealer point in Nageshwari. They blocked a road and held an agriculture official inside the dealer point. The protest took place from 7:00 am to 12:00 pm Friday in front of BCIC dealer M/S Bhai Bhai Traders in Ballaverkhas Union of the upazila. Farmers said demand for fertilizer is increasing for cultivation of the area's main crops during...

There is no way to view the recent administrative instability in the Ministry of Food and the severe fertilizer shortage at the field level separately. Although they may appear to belong to different areas on the surface, the roots of both crises are the same. The lack of policy making stability in our political and administrative system is being reflected in the country’s agriculture and food sectors. Recently, farmers broke the door of a government warehouse at Dhaldanga Bazar in Bhurungamari...