BSS, Gaibandha :
A total of 1760 flood affected farmers of Sadar upazila will get seedlings of Aman paddy from Sadar upazila agriculture office free of cost to recover their losses caused by recent natural calamity.
DAE office sources said seedlings of Aman paddy were produced on the community seed bed here, the land of ATI, Tazhat, Rangpur, Bangladesh Maize and Wheat Research Institute, Nashipur, Dinajpur and Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), Dinajpur to face the emergencies.
As the flood visited the district last month and damaged the Aman seedlings produced on the seedbed at the arrangement of the farmers, the DAE took the initiative to distribute the seedlings to the affected farmers free of cost raising the seedling from the above mentioned places.
The seedlings distribution activity to the flood affected small and marginal farmers of the upazila is going on in full swing from the last month.
On Monday, whip of the Jatiya Sangshad and local lawmaker Mahabub Ara Begum Gini formally distributed the seedlings of late variety Aman paddy to 100 flood affected farmers of the upazila in a function held on the UAO premises here as the chief guest.
Mahabub Ara Begum Gini said the present government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stood beside the flood affected farmers with Aman seedlings to recoup their losses caused by flood.
The government would also take post flood agriculture rehabilitation programme like the previous years and distribute seed of various robi crops along with agri-inputs for the affected farmers of the district, she added.
Taking this, the total number of Aman seedlings receiving farmers in the upazila rose to 1200, an official said adding that the rest 560 selected farmers would get the seedlings from the office very soon.
Deputy director of DAE Dr. SM Ferdous, district training officer Shawkat Osman, additional deputy director-plants protection Abul Kalam Azad, upazila agriculture officer Mohammad Al-Imran, local political leaders and media men were present on the occasion.
BSS from Rangpur adds: The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) is distributing T-Aman rice seedling prepared on community seedbeds among 12,241 flood-affected farmers of three flood-affected districts in Rangpur agriculture region.
The specially prepared T-Aman rice seedling on community seedbeds are being distributed among flood-hit farmers of Kurigram, Gaibandha and Lalmonirhat districts free of costs for re-transplantation on their one bigha of land each.
“We have prepared the seedling on 202 community seedbeds with one acre of land each spending Tk 80.90 lakh allocated by the government,” Additional Deputy Director of the DAE at its regional office here Agriculturist Md. Moniruzzaman told BSS.
The DAE has prepared the community seedbeds under the government’s massive post-flood agri-rehabilitation programmes to provide T-Aman rice seedling to farmers for cultivation of the crop on their submerged croplands afterrecession of floodwater.
Of them, 100 community seedbeds have been prepared on 100 acres of land each in Kurigram and Gaibandha districts and two community seedbeds on two acres of land in Lalmonirhat district for the purpose.
“The local public representatives, officials of the district and upazila administrations and DAE are distributing the prepared T-Aman rice seedling after three weeks of sowing seed among the flood-hit farmers of these three districts,” Moniruzzaman added.
Talking to BSS, Additional Director of the DAE for Rangpur region Agriculturist Mohammad Ali said the government adopted the newer concept of preparing T-Aman seedling on community seedbeds to distribute those among local flood-hit farmers.
“A total of 12,241 flood-affected farmers of local communities are getting the specially prepared T-Aman rice seedling on community seedbeds in three districts in a hassle-free manner and without moving here and there,” Ali said.
Under the programme, 6,060 flood-affected farmers of Kurigram and Gaibandha each and 121 flood-affected farmers of Lalmonirhat are getting the prepared T-Aman rice seedling on community seedbeds.
Besides, 1,251 more flood-affected farmers of these three districts are getting T-Aman rice seedling prepared by different agriculture-related government organisations on their own installations in Rangpur, Gaibandha and Nilphamari districts.
“The DAE, Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation (BADC) and Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) have prepared these seedbeds of late variety T-Aman rice on about 20 hectares of land spending Tk 13.35 lakh,” Ali said.
The authorities concerned are distributing these prepared T-Aman rice seedling among 1,181 flood-hit farmers of Kurigram, Gaibandha and Lalmonirhat districts for re-transplantation on one bigha of land each.
“In addition, the DAE is distributing T-Aman rice seedling prepared on 280 floating seedbeds in all five districts of the region spending Taka 3.82 lakh among 70 flood-hit farmers for re-transplantation on one bigha of land each,” Ali added.
He said farmers have already transplanted T-Aman rice seedling on 5.68 lakh hectares of land, 89.45 percent of the fixed farming target on 6.35-lakh hectares of land to produce 18.08-lakh tonnes of clean rice for all five districts in the region this season.
A total of 1760 flood affected farmers of Sadar upazila will get seedlings of Aman paddy from Sadar upazila agriculture office free of cost to recover their losses caused by recent natural calamity.
DAE office sources said seedlings of Aman paddy were produced on the community seed bed here, the land of ATI, Tazhat, Rangpur, Bangladesh Maize and Wheat Research Institute, Nashipur, Dinajpur and Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), Dinajpur to face the emergencies.
As the flood visited the district last month and damaged the Aman seedlings produced on the seedbed at the arrangement of the farmers, the DAE took the initiative to distribute the seedlings to the affected farmers free of cost raising the seedling from the above mentioned places.
The seedlings distribution activity to the flood affected small and marginal farmers of the upazila is going on in full swing from the last month.
On Monday, whip of the Jatiya Sangshad and local lawmaker Mahabub Ara Begum Gini formally distributed the seedlings of late variety Aman paddy to 100 flood affected farmers of the upazila in a function held on the UAO premises here as the chief guest.
Mahabub Ara Begum Gini said the present government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stood beside the flood affected farmers with Aman seedlings to recoup their losses caused by flood.
The government would also take post flood agriculture rehabilitation programme like the previous years and distribute seed of various robi crops along with agri-inputs for the affected farmers of the district, she added.
Taking this, the total number of Aman seedlings receiving farmers in the upazila rose to 1200, an official said adding that the rest 560 selected farmers would get the seedlings from the office very soon.
Deputy director of DAE Dr. SM Ferdous, district training officer Shawkat Osman, additional deputy director-plants protection Abul Kalam Azad, upazila agriculture officer Mohammad Al-Imran, local political leaders and media men were present on the occasion.
BSS from Rangpur adds: The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) is distributing T-Aman rice seedling prepared on community seedbeds among 12,241 flood-affected farmers of three flood-affected districts in Rangpur agriculture region.
The specially prepared T-Aman rice seedling on community seedbeds are being distributed among flood-hit farmers of Kurigram, Gaibandha and Lalmonirhat districts free of costs for re-transplantation on their one bigha of land each.
“We have prepared the seedling on 202 community seedbeds with one acre of land each spending Tk 80.90 lakh allocated by the government,” Additional Deputy Director of the DAE at its regional office here Agriculturist Md. Moniruzzaman told BSS.
The DAE has prepared the community seedbeds under the government’s massive post-flood agri-rehabilitation programmes to provide T-Aman rice seedling to farmers for cultivation of the crop on their submerged croplands afterrecession of floodwater.
Of them, 100 community seedbeds have been prepared on 100 acres of land each in Kurigram and Gaibandha districts and two community seedbeds on two acres of land in Lalmonirhat district for the purpose.
“The local public representatives, officials of the district and upazila administrations and DAE are distributing the prepared T-Aman rice seedling after three weeks of sowing seed among the flood-hit farmers of these three districts,” Moniruzzaman added.
Talking to BSS, Additional Director of the DAE for Rangpur region Agriculturist Mohammad Ali said the government adopted the newer concept of preparing T-Aman seedling on community seedbeds to distribute those among local flood-hit farmers.
“A total of 12,241 flood-affected farmers of local communities are getting the specially prepared T-Aman rice seedling on community seedbeds in three districts in a hassle-free manner and without moving here and there,” Ali said.
Under the programme, 6,060 flood-affected farmers of Kurigram and Gaibandha each and 121 flood-affected farmers of Lalmonirhat are getting the prepared T-Aman rice seedling on community seedbeds.
Besides, 1,251 more flood-affected farmers of these three districts are getting T-Aman rice seedling prepared by different agriculture-related government organisations on their own installations in Rangpur, Gaibandha and Nilphamari districts.
“The DAE, Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation (BADC) and Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) have prepared these seedbeds of late variety T-Aman rice on about 20 hectares of land spending Tk 13.35 lakh,” Ali said.
The authorities concerned are distributing these prepared T-Aman rice seedling among 1,181 flood-hit farmers of Kurigram, Gaibandha and Lalmonirhat districts for re-transplantation on one bigha of land each.
“In addition, the DAE is distributing T-Aman rice seedling prepared on 280 floating seedbeds in all five districts of the region spending Taka 3.82 lakh among 70 flood-hit farmers for re-transplantation on one bigha of land each,” Ali added.
He said farmers have already transplanted T-Aman rice seedling on 5.68 lakh hectares of land, 89.45 percent of the fixed farming target on 6.35-lakh hectares of land to produce 18.08-lakh tonnes of clean rice for all five districts in the region this season.
