Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has directed the officials concerned to take initiatives to encourage the children of the farmers to engage in agricultural work.
The premier made the call while addressing senior officials of the Agriculture Ministry during her visit to the ministry on Sunday morning, BSS reported.
"After completing their studies, the children of farmers do not want to engage in agricultural work. So you will have to take the initiative to remove this reluctance and convince them of it (agri work) being a better task," she said.
Sheikh Hasina also directed all concerned of the ministry to be more active to implement every development project on time by maintaining the quality.
"The Agriculture Ministry has been working for development of marketing of agri produces and ensuring their fair prices. So I urge all concerned to play a more effective role in this connection," she said.
The prime minister said the government has taken steps so that every farming family could hold at least one agri machine.
"The area and amount of subsidy on agri machineries will be increased further gradually," she said.