Dealers of 7 dists finally taking ZFCL fertiliser
The fertiliser dealers, who had earlier refused to take delivery of the agri input from Zia Fertiliser Company Limited (ZFCL) at Ashuganj in Brahmanbaria, have started receiving fertiliser allotted against each of them following a fruitful talks with the authorities concerned.
As many as 816 dealers from seven districts--Brahmanbaria, Kishoreganj, Netrakona, Chandpur, Comilla, Habiganj and Sunamganj--stopped taking delivery of fertiliser from ZFCL on Wednesday as the authorities asked them to take 50 percent imported fertiliser, which the dealers term low quality, along with their allotted one.
The issue was resolved at a meeting on Friday between the ZFCL authorities and the dealers with ZFCL Managing Director Mohammah Osman Gani in the chair.
The meeting decided that from now on the dealers will take 85 percent ZFCL fertilisers and 15 percent foreign ones in each consignment.
The dealers of the seven districts stopped taking fertiliser from ZFCL, alleging that the ZFCL authorities forced them to take 'low quality' foreign fertilisers, especially China fertiliser.
They said the farmers are not interested in purchasing the imported fertilisers, saying that these are making their agricultural land infertile.
Ruhul Amin Buiyan Bakul, president of Brahmanbaria District Fertiliser Association, said the quality of fertiliser imported from China is poor. But they ZFCL authorities are forcing them to take the low quality fertiliser with ZFCL one.
Denying the allegation of the dealers, ZFCL managing director said the quality of fertiliser imported from China is not poor. It was a decision of the higher authority to give 50 percent foreign fertiliser with the ZFCL one to every dealer, he added.
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