Dhaka, Aug. 14 -- Bangladesh Bank's latest revision of the agro-rural credit policy announced on Tuesday failed to excite farmers, who are in need of financial support more than ever before being hit by recurring disasters and inflation.

The credit policy is annually revised and the latest revision of the policy was completed with nine additions or changes, none of which, however, dealt with core concerns of the farmers.

Farmers complain about inadequate allocation for agricultural loans and its existing high interest rate, which varies between 5 and 8 per cent, a burden for all farmers for their crops not fetching legitimate prices.

For a long time Bangladesh's mostly subsistence farmers are trying to prop up their lives, particularly...