iFarmer and UCB Project: Maize and Chilli Farmers Pay Advance Loans

The Dhaka Times Desk The bank financing and loan repayment scheme for maize and chilli farmers has been successfully operated by iFarmer and United Commercial Bank (UCB) Plc since November last year.

As part of the project, a discussion meeting was organized between the two institutions on May 13 at Kazipur, Sirajganj, where more than 70 farmers participated to pay the advance loan.

Under this scheme, farmers can avail various opportunities including weather forecasting, quality agricultural inputs and advisory services; Besides, they have also received financial support from UCB plc for maize and chilli cultivation through the project. The project, which started in November last year, will end in July.

Now the farmers are preparing to bring home their maize and chilli crops. In the meeting farmers discuss their problems and ways to solve them. The local farmers of Kazipur present at the meeting. Hafizur Rahman said, “This project of iFarmer and UCB has helped us a lot. Earlier, there were various problems due to financial crisis while cultivating pepper. But after taking this loan, I am able to cultivate the land properly and grow crops. Not only am I getting benefits from here, but also able to pay off the loan in advance. I have also received various agricultural advice from iFarmer, which has helped me a lot in farming.”

Jamil M Akbar, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of iFarmer said, “Farmers play an important role in our economy, and our aim is to facilitate financial services to facilitate their work. Ensuring financial inclusion for farmers is very important and we will try to bring more such initiatives in future. Our last maize project was successful, this time we are working on chilli and maize. We are very happy that our joint venture with UCB has been able to make a positive impact in the lives and work of farmers. We are grateful to UCB for being our partner in helping farmers.”

United Commercial Bank Plc Local Branch Officer Arifat Siraji and Branch Manager Nupur Karmkar along with other representatives were present in the discussion meeting. Also, Kazi Fahim Farhan Sajid, Executive of Financial Products and Services, Training and Research Officer Md. attended the meeting on behalf of ifarmer. Tanzil Ul Mousuf, Regional Coordinator Anwar Hossain, Area Coordinator. Rezaul Karim and Area Manager Aminul Islam. News bulletins.

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1. Common dengue fever

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In case of dengue fever with bleeding:

1. Bleeding from nose, mouth or vomiting with high fever within 2 to 48 hours.

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On the other hand

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Things to do to prevent Dengue:

1. Try to keep the surroundings of the house as clean as possible.

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8. Since Aedes mosquitoes bite during the day, it is important to avoid sleeping with mosquito nets while sleeping during the day. Source: https://dmpnews.org