The Dhaka Times Desk iFarmer launched Procurement Hub to collect produce for the benefit of farmers and ensure fair price of crops. The inauguration ceremony was held today in Birganj of Dinajpur district.
After the harvest in Bangladesh, farmers face multiple problems in selling their crops. Farmers are forced to sell their hard-earned crops at low prices, or face the risk of the crops being wasted when buyers don't want to buy them later. Farmers will now have the opportunity to sell their crops at iFarmer's procurement hub without incurring any losses.
The procurement hub also has facilities to store about 20,000 tonnes of grain. The hub is located within the local market adjacent to the highway where farmers can easily bring in their produce. This procurement hub will ensure that farmers get more out of it by reducing overheads, saving time and adding other benefits. Meanwhile, the hub has started operations by transparently collecting paddy, rice, maize and mustard from farmers using digital scale meter service.
Currently, 500 farmers, 50 retailers, 50 fariyas and 60 suppliers are registered in the procurement hub. Among them, Ayub Ali, a farmer from Hub, said, "Earlier, we had to spend a lot of money when going to the village market or the city to sell grain. Even then we never got the whole money together. Now, it is very easy to bring grain to the hub, without any hassles to get money for selling the grain.”
Fahad Ifaz, Co-Founder and CEO of iFarmer said, “This procurement hub has been developed to encourage farmers to produce good quality crops and help them sell crops at fair prices. We are hopeful that this initiative will play an important role in developing smart agriculture.”
Fahad Ifaz, Co-Founder and Chief Guest of iFarmer and Jamil Mohiuddin Akbar, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer, were present as Chief Guests at the inauguration of the Procurement Hub. Also, senior agricultural marketing officer of Dinajpur Agricultural Marketing Department was present as a special guest in the event. Humayun Kabir, Upazila Agriculture Officer of Birganj Agriculture Extension Directorate. Shariful Islam and Police Inspector (Investigation) of Bangladesh Police (Birganj). Mainul Islam.
It may be noted that iFarmer has plans to open procurement hubs in other districts as well as in Dinajpur.
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