MANIKGANJ, March 21, 2021 (BSS) – Boro cultivation has begun in all seven
upazilas of the district during the current season amid much enthusiasm to
the farmers and the cultivation of the paddy exceeded the target.
Farmers are expecting to produce 2,10,790 metric tons of Boro paddy from
47,600 hectares of land in all seven upazilas of the district during the
season.
Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources said after harvesting of
mustard the farmers have started Boro cultivation in their land and the
cultivation of the paddy exceeded its fixed target.
DAE has set a target to bring a total of 47,000 hectares of land in all
seven upazilas of the district during the current season with the production
of 1, 92,034 metric tons of Boro rice. But finally the farmers cultivated
Boro on 47,600 hectares of land exceeding the fixed target.
Of the total, 9,620 hectares of land were brought under the Boro
cultivation in Sadar upazila, 9,230 hectares of land in Singair upazila,
5,300 hectares of land in Saturia upazila, 6,535 hectares of land in Ghior
upazila, 7371 hectares of land in Daulatpur upazila, 6,310 hectares of land
in Shibalaya upazila and 3,234 hectares of land in Harirampur upazila.
To make the cultivation a grand success, necessary measures had been taken
to supply fertilizers, insecticides and other agri inputs to the farmers at
fair prices side by side with ensuring power supply facility by Bangladesh
Power Development Board (BPDB) and Rural Electrification Board, said an
official of DAE.