NARSINGDI, Nov 12, 2020 (BSS)- Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has taken a massive programme for the cultivation of 63,750 hectares of various Robi crops in Narsingdi district during the current Robi season.
Farmers of all six upazilas in the district are now busy taking all out preparation to make massive Robi cultivation for achieving the production target 405750 tonnes of various Robi Crops in the district fixed by the DAE during the current Robi season.
The crops which will be cultivated include boro paddy, wheat, mustard, potato, sweet potato, ground nut, vegetables, chilly, onion, garlic ,turmeric ,dhania kaesari, mashur, maskalai, mator, kawan, tills and tishi.
Of the total Boro will be cultivated on 55000 hectares with the production target of 2,25583 tons of rice, wheat will be cultivated on 170 hectare with the production target of 524 tons, mustared will be cultivated on 4000 hectares with the production of 4706 tons, Potato will be cultivated on 2000 hectares with the production of 39215 tons.
Sweet potato will be 1000 hectares with production of 25080 tons, ground nut will be cultivated on 250 hectare with production of 320 tons, Vegetables will be cultivated on 9000 hectares with the production target of 175455 tons, chilly will be cultivated on 1278 hectares with production of 1726 tons, onion will be 349 hectares with production of 2099 tons, Garlic will be 326 with production on 367 tons.
Dhania will be cultivated on 329 hectares with production of 377 tons, kaesari will be 25 hectares with production of 31 tons, Mug will be 53 hectares with production of 53 tons, mashur will be hectares with production of 40 tons, maskalai will be 860 hectares with production of 860 tons, mator will be 1 hectare with production of 1 tons, kawan will be 5 hectares with production of 7 tons, tishi will be on 3 hectares with production 3 tons and maize will be cultivated on one hectare with production target of 7 tons.
Deputy Director of DAE Shovan Kumar Dhar told BSS that farmers in six upazilas of the district have already started cultivation of these crops and so far they have cultivated over 10,000 hectares of various crops.
The cultivation and production targets will be fulfilled effortlessly if there is no untimely rain and low pressure or any natural calamity, he hoped.