PRAN starts boro and maize procurementBanga 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. The collection will be continued till the availability of the paddy. Therefore, the company will provide 20 metric tons of seeds to the farmers to collect 3,220 metric tons of paddy for upcoming Aman season.
He also added that farmers of PRAN have cultivated maize at 1,100 acres of land this season. PRAN sets to procure 4,500 metric tons of maize from the farmers at market price.
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. It has helped the farmers to get standard and highest number of crops through providing seeds, pesticides and training. Now, PRAN has more than one lakh of contractual farmers across the country who are producing various products including paddy, maize, potato, mango, tomato, lentil and cassava.
Muhammad Wasiqul Islam, Upazila Nirbahi 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 program.