BSS, Rangpur :
Transplantation of Boro rice seedlings continues in full swing aiming at achieving the fixed farming target of the crop in all five districts under Rangpur agriculture region this season.
Officials of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) said farmers have already transplanted Boro rice seedling on 2.16 lakh hectares of land which was 43 percent of the targeted 5.03 lakh hectares of land in the region by Wednesday.
“With significant improvement in cold wave situation, transplantation ofBoro rice seedlings has got full momentum and continues smoothly,” said Agriculturist Md Moniruzzaman, deputy director of the DAE at its regional office.
The tender Boro rice seedlings are growing superbly now amid excellent and sunny climatic conditions in all five districts of Rangpur, Gaibandha, Kurigram, Nilphamari and Lalmonirhat of the region.
“The farmers have prepared Boro rice seedbeds on 27,603 hectares of land exceeding the fixed target on 23,201 hectares of land in the region,” he said, adding that there will be Boro rice seedling surplus this time.
The DAE has fixed a target of producing over 21.76-lakh tonnes of clean Boro rice (32.64-lakh tonnes of paddy) from 5.03-lakh hectares of land of all five districts under the region this season.
The DAE with agriculture-related departments and other organisations have taken steps to ensure smooth irrigation, supply of fuels, fertilisers and electricity and other facilities to the farmers to make the intensive Boro rice farming programme successful.
Meanwhile, transplantation of Boro rice seedlings has already completed on the low-lying lands, beels, haors, flood-prone and riverine areas where farmers will complete its harvest before commencement of the next rainy season.
“The farmers have already put 2.16- lakh irrigation pumps, including power and diesel driven 2,215 deep tube wells, 1.92-lakh shallow tube wells, 261 low lift pumps and 2,455 other pumps into operation for irrigating the Boro rice fields in the region,” he said.
The DAE has fixed a target of bringing 43,254 hectares of land under Boro rice farming adopting the Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD) irrigation technology to enhance Boro rice yield at lower costs and reducing lifting of underground water this time.
Talking to BSS, a number of farmers said they would achieve the fixed target of Boro rice cultivation in the region.
Farmer Ariful Haque of Najirdigar village in Rangpur said he has already completed transplantation of Boro rice seedlings on three acres of land, out of his targeted five acres of land, by Wednesday.
Similarly, farmers Ramjan Mian, Jahurul Haque, Ariful Haque, Nuru Mandal and Dabir Uddin of different villages in Rangpur said they are continuing transplantation of Boro rice seedling on their crop lands.
Farmers Abdus Salam of Sarkerpara village in Sadar upazila of Nilphamari and Yunus Ali of Machabandha village in Chilmari upazila of Kurigram said they have completed transplantation of Boro rice seedlings.
Additional Director of the DAE for Rangpur region Agriculturist Muhammad
Ali said transplantation of Boro rice seedlings continues in full swing in the region and the process is expected to complete by mid-March to achieve the fixed farming target of the crop.
Transplantation of Boro rice seedlings continues in full swing aiming at achieving the fixed farming target of the crop in all five districts under Rangpur agriculture region this season.
Officials of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) said farmers have already transplanted Boro rice seedling on 2.16 lakh hectares of land which was 43 percent of the targeted 5.03 lakh hectares of land in the region by Wednesday.
“With significant improvement in cold wave situation, transplantation ofBoro rice seedlings has got full momentum and continues smoothly,” said Agriculturist Md Moniruzzaman, deputy director of the DAE at its regional office.
The tender Boro rice seedlings are growing superbly now amid excellent and sunny climatic conditions in all five districts of Rangpur, Gaibandha, Kurigram, Nilphamari and Lalmonirhat of the region.
“The farmers have prepared Boro rice seedbeds on 27,603 hectares of land exceeding the fixed target on 23,201 hectares of land in the region,” he said, adding that there will be Boro rice seedling surplus this time.
The DAE has fixed a target of producing over 21.76-lakh tonnes of clean Boro rice (32.64-lakh tonnes of paddy) from 5.03-lakh hectares of land of all five districts under the region this season.
The DAE with agriculture-related departments and other organisations have taken steps to ensure smooth irrigation, supply of fuels, fertilisers and electricity and other facilities to the farmers to make the intensive Boro rice farming programme successful.
Meanwhile, transplantation of Boro rice seedlings has already completed on the low-lying lands, beels, haors, flood-prone and riverine areas where farmers will complete its harvest before commencement of the next rainy season.
“The farmers have already put 2.16- lakh irrigation pumps, including power and diesel driven 2,215 deep tube wells, 1.92-lakh shallow tube wells, 261 low lift pumps and 2,455 other pumps into operation for irrigating the Boro rice fields in the region,” he said.
The DAE has fixed a target of bringing 43,254 hectares of land under Boro rice farming adopting the Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD) irrigation technology to enhance Boro rice yield at lower costs and reducing lifting of underground water this time.
Talking to BSS, a number of farmers said they would achieve the fixed target of Boro rice cultivation in the region.
Farmer Ariful Haque of Najirdigar village in Rangpur said he has already completed transplantation of Boro rice seedlings on three acres of land, out of his targeted five acres of land, by Wednesday.
Similarly, farmers Ramjan Mian, Jahurul Haque, Ariful Haque, Nuru Mandal and Dabir Uddin of different villages in Rangpur said they are continuing transplantation of Boro rice seedling on their crop lands.
Farmers Abdus Salam of Sarkerpara village in Sadar upazila of Nilphamari and Yunus Ali of Machabandha village in Chilmari upazila of Kurigram said they have completed transplantation of Boro rice seedlings.
Additional Director of the DAE for Rangpur region Agriculturist Muhammad
Ali said transplantation of Boro rice seedlings continues in full swing in the region and the process is expected to complete by mid-March to achieve the fixed farming target of the crop.
