Boro paddy of rice procurement drive totally failed in all the six Bangladesh's districts of Barisal division this year.

Not a single kg of paddy or rice was procured by Barisal Food department in the last one month. Wide difference between the market price and government fixed price is the main cause of the failure in procurement, it is learnt.

Sources said that Barisal Food department fixed a target to procure a total of 9,166 tonnes of paddy and 2,635 tonnes of rice from all the six districts of Barisal division.