The Daily Star (Bangladesh) wrote an article on the status of paddy prices in the country referencing an IFPRI study. In Bangladesh rice accounts for more than 70 percent of the total annual cropped area of 1.54 crore hectares. Nearly 77 percent marginal and small farmers depend on rice for food security and their livelihoods, according to a 2015 survey by IFPRI.
Govt measures to drive paddy prices up: Nothing’s working (The Daily Star)
October 03, 2019