Dhaka, Nov. 13 -- Climate change has made jute growers sufferers and losers in Bangladesh.

The farmers say that they have sold per 40 kg (equal to one maund) of jute at Tk 3200 to Tk 3500 in last year but are selling that at Tk 2800 this year.

Insufficient rain caused by the climate change forced the jute growers to pump out water using shallow machines.

Hiking fuel oil price, pesticide and day labour wages increased the cost of jute production hugely, the farmers said.

Farmers from Faridpur, Jashore, Rangpur and other districts said that they hoped that could sell the jute at Tk about Tk 4000 per maund as the production cost increased widely this year.

But they faced the opposite scene in the markets while tried to sell the jute.

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