Increase in early variety of paddy farming to eliminate monga
THE government has planned to eliminate monga (near famine situation) through cultivating early variety of paddy in five northern districts by 2010. It has undertaken a plan to cultivate BRRI dhan-33 variety of paddy, developed by the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute. in 40,000 hectares of land in the districts this year which, officials concerned said, will create massive job opportunities for the farm labourers during the lean period in the region.