Dhaka, March 4 -- Agriculture Minister Mohammad Amin Ur Rashid said the 'Farmers Card will be launch by Pahela Baishakh, the Bengali New Year, in eight to nine upazilas on pilot basis.

"We will be able to start the farmers card by Pahela Baishakh," he said.

The minister came up with the information while talking to reporters on Wednesday after a meeting at the Secretariat, with the Prime Minister in the chair.

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When asked whether the program would be launched nationwide or as a pilot, the minister clarified that it will begin in pilot form in 8-9 upazilas.

Regarding the benefits of the card, the minister said, "Marginal farmers will receive certain benefits through...