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PRODUCTION-AMAN-RICE (with picture)
Record 17.69-lakh tonnes Aman rice produced in Rangpur region
RANGPUR, Dec 24, 2018 (BSS) – The farmers have produced a record 17.69-
lakh tonnes of clean Transplanted Aman (T-Aman) rice (26.54-lakh tonnes
paddy) exceeding the production target by eight percent in Rangpur
agriculture region this season.
Officials of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) said farmers
produced over 17.69-lakh tonnes of clean T-Aman rice, higher by 1.30-lakh
tonnes or about eight percent than the fixed production target of 16.39-lakh
tonnes of rice this time.
In 2017, farmers produced another record quantity of 17.24-lakh tonnes of
clean T-Aman rice, higher by 2.62 lakh tonnes than the fixed production
target of 14-lakh tonnes in five districts of Rangpur agriculture region.
The produced quantity of 17.69-lakh tonnes of clean Aman rice this season
is higher by 45,662 tonnes of rice than the output of 17.24-lakh tonnes of
clean Aman rice last year in the region.
Horticulture Specialist of DAE at its regional office Khondker Md Mesbahul
Islam said the DAE had fixed a target of producing over 16.39-lakh tonnes of
clean T-Aman rice from 5.94-lakh hectares of land for Rangpur, Gaibandha,
Kurigram, Lalmonirhat and Nilphamari districts in the region this season.
However, farmers finally cultivated T-Aman rice on over 6.03-lakh hectares
of land exceeding the fixed farming target on over 5.94-lakh hectares by
9,292 hectares of land or 1.64 percent in the region.
“The achieved average yield rates of T-Aman rice stand at 2.93 tonnes of
clean rice per hectare with 3.49 tonnes per hectare for hybrid, 2.95 tonnes
for high yielding and 1.67 tonnes per hectare for local varieties of Aman
rice this season,” Islam added.
Talking to BSS, Deputy Director of the DAE at its regional office Md
Moniruzzaman mentioned some reasons behind achieving an all-time record
production of T-Aman rice this season despite inadequate rainfalls in the
region.
Officials of the DAE and other agriculture related organisations suggested
farmers for providing optimum supplementary irrigation to their T-Aman crop
fields for normal growth of tender plants.
The farmers cultivated hybrid varieties of T-Aman rice on 6,832 hectares
of more land and high yielding varieties on 6,509 hectares of more land this
time than last year and cultivated the crop on 10,020 hectares of more land
this year than previous year.
“The farmers finally got a higher average yield rate of 2.93 tonnes of
clean Aman rice per hectare this time against the achieved average yield rate
of 2.91 tonnes of rice per hectare last year,” Moniruzzaman added.
Regional Additional Director of DAE Md Shah Alam said farmers exceeded the
fixed T-Aman rice farming target and got its bumper output for ensuring
timely supplementary irrigation to their crop fields amid almost no pests’
attacks this time.
“The mostly sunny and cloud-free weather ensured excellent photosynthesis
helping tender plants of the hybrid and high yielding varieties of T-Aman
rice to grow superbly and yield bumper output of the crop this season,” Alma
added.
Talking to BSS, farmers Echhahaq Ali, Ayub Ali, Yakub Ali and Emran
Hossain of village Kathihara under Rangpur Sadar upazila said they achieved
bumper production of T-Aman rice this season.
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