Creating a stimulus package for the agriculture sector struck by Covid-19’s fallouts was the right move, but its amount was insufficient, eminent economist Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya has said.
He said cash incentives are more effective than stimulus given in the form of debt because marginalised farmers find it difficult to get loans and overcome bureaucratic complexities.
“That is why giving farmers Tk2,500 each during the pandemic played a special role,” said Dr Debapriya at the shadow parliament organised by Debate for Democracy at the Film Development Corporation in the capital’s Tejgaon on Monday. ….read more