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MAIZE CULTIVATION-JASHORE
Farmers expecting bumper yield of Maize in south-western districts
JASHORE, March 13, 2019 (BSS) – Farmers and others concerned, including
agriculturists, are expecting a bumper production of maize in the six south-
western districts under Khulna division during the current season as the
farmers cultivated the crop on record amounts of land.
The six districts are- Jashore, Jhenaidah, Chuadanga, Kushtia, Meherpur
and Magura.
Officials of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) said maize
cultivation is increasing every year as the farmers are showing interest in
expanding its farming after getting repeated bumper production with excellent
market price in the recent years.
DAE office sources said a total of 88,624 hectares of land have been
brought under the cultivation in the districts this year.
Additional Director of Jashore DAE Nirmal Kumar Dey said bumper maize
production is expected due to favourable weather conditions along with
adequate supplying of necessary seeds, fertilisers and pesticides.
District wise maize cultivation follows as 46,121 hectares of land have
been brought under the cultivation in Chuadanga district, 17,420 hectares of
land in Jhenaidah district, 8,475 hectares in Kushtia, 15835 hectares of land
in Meherpur district, 638 hectares in Jashore and 125 hectares of land in
Magura district.
Farmers cultivated different high yielding varieties of maize on their
land including Kaberi, Supershine-2760, Sunshine, Pioneer V-92 and Elite
variety, said agriculture officer of DAE Shariful Islam.
The cultivation of maize is increasing in the region day by day. Most of
the farmers of the region are cultivating maize on their fallow land instead
of wheat duo to less irrigation cost, pest attack and its bumper production,
he said.
Maize farming has become more profitable than many other crops encouraging
the farmers in cultivating the cereal crop on more lands, he added.
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