, Aug. 23 -- Agriculture and Home Affairs Adviser Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Saturday said the government will procure potatoes this year to support farmers as they are not getting fair prices due to higher production.

"Although vegetable prices are rising, potato prices have dropped. Farmers are not getting fair value for potatoes this year, and they are incurring losses. That is why the government has planned to procure some potatoes," he said.

The adviser was briefing reporters after visiting different research and processing centres of Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) in Gabtoli area of the capital.

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