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Rats damage crops worth Tk 7.23 billion in current fiscal
At least Tk 7.23 billion worth crops have been damaged by rats in the current fiscal year.
Published : 21 June 2015, 07:28 AM
Updated : 21 June 2015, 08:28 AM
Agricultural Minister Matia Chowdhury told Parliament on Sunday.
The minister said, in the 2014-15 FY around 237,744 tonnes of paddy have been damaged by rats, which is estimated to be worth Tk 4.39 billion in the market.
Around 62,764 tonnes of rice with a market price of Tk 2 billion, and 29,660 tonnes of wheat with an estimated market price of Tk 830 million were damaged by the rats in the current fiscal.
According to the agriculture ministry, around 30 million tonnes of rice and paddy and around 1.2 million tonnes of wheat are produced in a year. The damaged crops amounts to 1 percent of the total crops produced in a year.
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