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Maize cultivation can save Tk 600 cr annually
Bangladesh has tremendous scope for maize cultivation which can save Tk 600 crore spent for maize starch Import every year, says an expert of Bangladesh Agricultural Re search Council (BARC). reports UNB
The country has to Import about 20,000 tons of starch worth about Tk 600 crore ev ery year for textiles, paper mills and pharmaceutical In dustries.
Maize starch Is of very high quality and Installation of starch factory will create de mand for Ils I maize starch) focal productton and save foreign currency required for Import of starch, said BARC Member Director Dr S M Ellas.
He told UNB that maize, the second highest food Item after rice In the world, la a crop which has potentialities to supplement foodgrains, feeds and fodder Pop corn, corn Ilex, corn Hour are produced from maize as cereal.
Maize has I I per cent pro tcin where rice and wheat has six and nine per cent reaper lively It has saturated fat and high percentage of carotene than rtoe and wheat
Country s four starch facto ties produce only 500 tons of starch against the demand of 20.000 tons a year
Gill produced from maize as by product in the starch fee tory is also good for health and as poultry feed, demand of maize la about 10.000 tone ev-
ery year
Mabe has demonstrated Its ability to grow well In summer In the north west and western region and in winter In the central and eastern region of the country. Dr Ellas said It Is produced 1n greater Dlnajpur Rangpur. I'abna Jeasore Sa var Narayanganj and Bandar
At present leas than two to three thousand hectares are under maize cultivation pro during only 3.000 ions every year Its major problem Is the lack of demand for human consumption.
Mabe Is consumed In the form of green or roasted cob adjacent Io town or city and It has some demand as poultry and livestock feed due to scat lered and united production In different places
Its demand (or roasted cob becomes so high that It Is not profitable to use It as poultry feeds.
If the coverage Is high, and concentrated, demand for green cob will come down and it can be used as poultry feeds. Dr Elias said adding that It will require to develop village level cob selling facility
He stressed on formulation of rational polky for boosting maize production so that maize is available tn the ration shop, and on communication be tween growers and consumers and developing milling and marketing facility for in creased matte production.