If that were the case. The article titled "Farmer's Smile" contains various information including a guideline on how to reach a fair price of paddy at the farmer's doorstep.
Whether it is the standard of living or the valuation of the currency, the price of paddy is an acceptable scale of measurement over the ages. From the time of Shaista Khan till today we have measured the willingness of politicians and statesmen to run the country around the price of paddy and rice in the market. Achieving food self-sufficiency in Bangladesh, which is at the top of the risk of climate change, is an anecdote.
However, there is a constant fear in everyone involved in this sector. On the one hand there is concern about yield, cost, profitability at the farmer level, on the other hand there is concern among our people about price and quality.
Not being able to guarantee a fair price brings a golden light to the field, neither the farmer nor the consumer can afford it. Like the rich countries of the world, our economy is not based on arms or oil trade, Proverb: The one who does not have paddy in his possession, till the end of his speech. The farmers are discouraged from cultivating paddy due to lack of price, which may threaten the food self-sufficiency and diplomatic position of the country in future. What is to be done in the last defense of this sensitive and important sector?
Although originating from the same sheaf, considering the market form, paddy and rice are two different products and it is difficult to control the market of these two with the same price.
If that were the case, the marginal and small farmers would be able to calculate their debts by deducting all the arrears from the digital database as soon as their paddy was delivered to their union parishads.
At the same time, farmers are able to withdraw the first installment of paddy price from their account through mobile banking. If this were the case, the post of Agriculture Extension Officer would be created in each upazila along with the post of Agriculture Marketing Officer who would be working with his team to coordinate the market with the field for all agricultural products including paddy.
If that were the case, a large portion of domestic production (at least thirty percent) would be covered by public procurement, where wet rice would be dried and stored in state-of-the-art automated machines.