MANIKGANJ, Aug 13, 2020 (BSS) – Farmers of all the seven upazilas in
Manikganj district are very happy as they get bumper yield of jute this year
due to favourable weather and availability of agri-inputs.
Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) sources said a total of 3,396
hectares of land have been brought under jute cultivation in all the seven
upazilas of the district with a production target of 44,620 bales this year.
DAE sources said cultivation of jute is increasing every year in the
district as growers are getting fair price of their product.
They said farmers cultivated jute on 862 hectares of land in Manikganj
Sadar upazila, 327 hectares in Saturia upazila, 950 hectares in Singair
upazila, 302 hectares in Harirampur upazila, 235 hectares in Shibalaya
upazila, 308 hectares in Ghior upazila and 412 hectares in Daulatpur upazila
this season.
Abdus Salam, 40, a farmer of Kangsha village under Singair upazila, said
“We are interested in cultivating jute as it gives us cash during the lean
period.”
Md. Hafijuddin, 52, of village Dashora under Manikganj Sadar upazila
said “I cultivated jute on two bighas of land this year and I harvested all
of them with good production and I am waiting to get huge profit.”
Md. Shahjahan Ali Biswas, deputy director of DAE, said the jute
cultivators are interested in jute cultivation as they get good price of
their products and they are getting all kinds of support from the government
including quality seeds and fertilizers.