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Agriculture Minister and Awami League Presidium Member Dr Md Abdur Razzaque said on Thursday the prices of agricultural materials, including fertilisers and seeds, will not be increased in the country.
"There will be no increase in the prices of agricultural materials, including fertilisers and seeds, in the country to continue agricultural production and ensure sustainable food security," he said.
The minister said these as the chief guest while addressing the inaugural ceremony of an international conference on food and nutrition security to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries at the BRAC CDM auditorium in Savar near the capital.
Bangladesh Agricultural Extension Network (BAEN) and India's Participatory Rural Development Initiatives Society (PRDIS) jointly organised the three-day conference, a press release read.
About the agricultural production, he said there are bumper crops of Aman paddy and a record amount of food is in stock in the country. Therefore, there will be no famine in the country, he added.
He lauded the country's scientists as they have recently developed several improved high-yielding varieties of many crops, including rice and mustard.
The minister also said that the developed varieties and technologies of various crops are reaching the farmers gradually.
Razzaque also called upon the agriculture extension workers to employ sincerity and dedication in their work.
PRDIS Senior Advisor Dr V V Sadamate, Daniel Gustafson. Special Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Dr Daniel Gustafson, Country Representative FAO Bangladesh Robert Simpson and BAEN President Hamidur Rahman also spoke, among others, on the occasion.
A total of 350 representatives from India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh are participating in the conference.
