Various institutional reform programmes introduced by the government in interest of the farmers are: (i) Provision for crop insurance against drought, flood, cyclone, fire, and diseases. (ii) Establishment of Grameen Banks, cooperative societies for providing loan facilities to farmers at lower interest rates. (iii) Special weather bulletins and agricultural programmes for farmers on television and radio. (iv) Announcement of minimum support price, remunerative and procurement prices for important crops to check the exploitation of farmers by speculators and middlemen.