Bangladesh to take lease of farmland in South Sudan, Liberia

In an important breakthrough Bangladesh would be allowed to take lease of farmland in South Sudan and Liberia for cultivation purposes, cabinet secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam said.

Foreign, commerce and agriculture ministers disclosed the matter at a cabinet meeting on Monday.

Cabinet secretary said a laboratory has been set up at Purbachal to produce a new variety of rice, wheat and other crops suitable for African soil and weather conditions.

“We have approved the laboratory to carry out that research for the betterment of the country,” he said.

It is a good advancement for Bangladesh to be able to produce crops in foreign countries and earn money, he added.