DHAKA, May 11, 2020 (BSS)- Agriculture Minister Dr AbdurRazzak today said
farmers have harvested 99 percent of Boro paddy in the haor areas and 39
percent across the country.
“Following the initiatives taken by the Ministry, harvesting of Boro paddy
in the haor areas has been completed successfully while the harvesting of
paddy in other parts of the country will be completed by June,” he said at an
online meeting over the current situation of Boro harvesting.
Mentioning that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged all concerned to
cultivate crops on every inch of the land, Razzaque, said “Necessary steps
have already been taken in this regard and it will be implemented soon.”
This year, some 4,45,399 hectares of land have been brought under the Boro
cultivation in the haor areas and harvesting paddy from 4,39,000 hectares of
land have been completed which is 99 percent of the total cultivation, he
said.
Besides, he said.farmers have brought 47,54,447 hectares of land under Boro
cultivation and harvesting of 18,18,000 hectares of land have been completed
across the country.
Razzak said some 55,70,361 workers were involved in harvesting paddy in
the 14 agricultural regions, including Dhaka, Mymensingh, Cumilla, Sylhet,
Chattogram, Rangamati, Rajshahi, Bagura, Rangpur, Dinajpur, Jashore, Khulna,
Barishal and Faridpur districts.
The authorities concerned have taken initiatives to send workers from one
district to another after maintaining necessary health guidelines, he said.
The minister said 1,497 combine harvesters and 2,455 reaper machines are
being used for harvesting paddy across the country.