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Potato Seed Shortage Expected in Rangpur Region Next Season Amid Storage Delays

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1Nojor Desk
  • 21 Jul 25
  • 01:58 AM

The Rangpur agricultural region, including Gaibandha, Rangpur, Lalmonirhat, Nilphamari, and Kurigram, faces a potential potato seed shortage next season due to delays in constructing a new 2,000-ton cold storage facility. Existing storage units are insufficient and affected by legal restrictions, increasing costs and difficulties for dealers and farmers who must source seeds from distant locations. Although 70% complete, the cold storage project has been extended multiple times, with hopes it will be operational before the next planting season.

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Bonik Barta 20 Jul 25

Potato Seed Shortage May Occur in Rangpur Agricultural Region Next Season

The Rangpur agricultural region comprises Gaibandha, Rangpur, Lalmonirhat, Nilphamari, and Kurigram districts. This agriculture-based region’s soil and climate are especially suitable for potato cultivation. The Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) supplies potato seeds to farmers in these districts through dealers. Under the Ministry of Agriculture, there are two autonomous seed storage facilities in Rangpur and Kurigram. However, each storage facility, built after 1971, has a capacity of only 1,000 tons, which is insufficient for seed supply across the region.

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