Despite the availability of more than 130 different rice varieties, around 15 million Bangladeshi farmers cultivate only five to six varieties.
This leaves farmers more vulnerable to pests and decreasing yield.
The lack of financial support and incentives from the government prevents the farmers from planting other rice varieties.
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