RANGPUR, Feb 17, 2021 (BSS) – Experts at a field day and review discussion
have said cultivation of short duration and high yielding variety of BARI
Sarisa-14 mustard as an interim crop in between Aman rice and Boro rice
farming is highly profitable.
The Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) organised the event at
Khiarjumma Block in village Shermost Bhabaniganj of Taraganj upazila here to
exhibit production of breeding seeds of BARI Sarisa-14 on Tuesday afternoon,
a press release said today
The event was arranged for farmers under the “Production, Storage and
Distribution of Quality Seeds of Pulses, Oils and Spices at Farmers Level’
project (third phase) of the DAE to demonstrate technologies for production,
preservation and distribution of BARI Sarisa-14 seeds
Deputy Director of the DAE for Rangpur Agriculturist Dr. Md. Sarwarul Haque
attended the event as the chief guest with Taraganj Upazila Agriculture
Officer Agriculturist Urmi Tabassum in the chair.
District Training Officer of the DAE for Rangpur, Agriculturist Md. Reaz
Uddin and District Seed Certification Officer of the Seed Certification
Agency for Rangpur Agriculturist Md. Khorshed Alam addressed the occasion as
special guests.
The agriculturists narrated cultivation technology of short duration (75
to 80 days) BARI Sarisa-14 variety of mustard to farmers giving them
practical knowledge on production, preservation and distribution of its
quality breeder seeds.
The yield rate of BARI Sarisa-14 variety of mustard is higher than other
varieties and ranges between 1,400 kilogram and 1,600 kilogram per hectare of
land bringing lucrative profits to farmers.
Agriculturist Urmi said farmers can easily cultivate BARI Sarisa-14 as an
additional crop on the same land in between the gap period of farming Aman
rice and Boro rice when the crop land remains fallow to earn more profits and
increase crop intensity.
Agriculturist Reaz Uddin said the Department of Agricultural Extension has
accelerated its ongoing activities under the project for expanding
cultivation of BARI Sarisa-14 at farmers’ level.
Agriculturist Dr. Haque said farmers cultivate only Aman rice and Boro
rice on large areas of medium high land in Rangpur where three crops can be
cultivated easily adopting the Aman rice-Mustard (BARI Sarisa-14)-Boro rice
cropping pattern.
He called upon the farmers for enhancing BARI Sarisa-14 cultivation to reap
more profits.