Loss of Boro paddy in flash floods has reduced supply

Early rainfall in March flooded paddy fields in the Haor(wetland) region and damaged the Boro paddycrop days before harvesting. Most farmers in Kishoreganj haor areas have lost more than half of their expected Boro paddy. Much of the paddy they harvested from flooded fields is no longer fit for human consumption. The Boro crop was expected to produce about 33 million tonnes of... Details

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