Assistance to florists to be provided: Agriculture Minister

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All kinds of assistance including loans will be given to flower farmers and entrepreneurs to deal with losses during the Corona period, said Agriculture Minister Dr. Md. Abdur Razzaq.

He said this after visiting the tulip and strawberry garden of entrepreneur Delwar Hossain at Sreepur in Gazipur on Friday afternoon. At this time, the local member of parliament. Iqbal Hossain Sabuj was present.

The agriculture minister said that tulips are foreign flowers. Now in Bangladesh too tulips of different colors are being cultivated - it is very happy. These flowers have to be marketed in the country and if exported abroad, a huge amount of foreign exchange can be earned.

In response to the question of what support the government will give to the entrepreneurs, the agriculture minister said that the government is giving agricultural loans at only 4% interest to deal with the damage caused by Corona. Apart from this, loan program is also running in some identified crops. Along with loans, all kinds of support will be given to flower growers, processors and entrepreneurs.

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