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NETRAKONA-JUTE-PRODUCTION
Bumper jute production makes farmers happy in Netrakona
NETRAKONA, Oct 29, 2018 (BSS) – Bumper jute production has brought smile on
the faces of farmers of all the ten upazilas in the district as they got fair
price for the crop in the current season.
Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) officials here said, the farmers
were cultivate jute on 4,817 hectors of land in ten upazilas of the district
this year due to favorable climate condition and different farmers friendly
programs taken by the government.
34,555 bales of jute were produced in the district this year, DAE sources
said.
Many farmers had shown their keen interest for cultivating jute on their
farm land including all of their fellow lands this year as the government
ensured proper supply of fertilizer, improved quality seeds and insecticides
at fair prices at the door-steps of the jute growers to help the cultivators
for boosting jute production, deputy director of DAE M Habibur Rahman said.
Apart from this, the state-run commercial banks including Bangladesh
Krishi Bank disbursed bank loans among the jute growers for making them
capable for smooth running of their jute cultivation network in the district.
The crops specialists and grass-root-level officers of DAE also rendered
field-level service to let the jute growers know about the modern methods of
jute cultivation for boosting jute production as well as collecting improved
quality jute fibers reducing the production costs, he said.
Talking to BSS correspondent, many jute growers of the district have
expressed their feelings of happiness and gratitude to the government for
taking many farmers-friendly programs.
Jute growers of the district were highly benefitted during the regime of
the present government as they got better market prices of their jute fibers.
BSS/CORR/FI/ 1515 hrs