M.A. Awal, Narsingdi :
Farmers of the district are hopeful of achieving bumper production of Chilly this year due to favourable climate and necessary steps taken by the local Agriculture Extension Department (AED).
According to AED office, 400 hectares have been brought under chilly cultivation in the district this season. AED officials encouraged the farmers to use high yielding variety seeds instead of local ones, They also provided farmers with logistic support and necessary training to achieve the bumper yield.
Hundreds of farmers of the district have involved themselves in chilly cultivation in the fertile (char) lands of Meghna, Arial kban and Haridoa rivers of the district considering its economic aspect.
Mainly the farmers of the river basin char unions under Sadar Raipura and Belabo upazilas are interested to cultivate chilly. The land beside the Meghna, Arial khan and Haridoa rivers were filled with silt (pali) which is favorable to the chilly farming.
New Nation correspondent recently visited different char areas of Shibpur, Raipura and belabo upazila and saw farmers are busy harvesting work in the their chilly fields with much enthusiasm.
Habibur Rahman, a farmer of Alokbali union under Sadar upazila told New Nation that he cultivated tow bighas of chilly during the current season which cost the Tk 6000. He is very happy selling with the production of chilly. He is hopeful to earning about Tk 50000 by selling green and red dry chilly this year.
He is at present selling per kg green chilly at Tk 25 to 30 and red dry chilly tk 140 to 150 in the local market.
Farmers of the district are hopeful of achieving bumper production of Chilly this year due to favourable climate and necessary steps taken by the local Agriculture Extension Department (AED).
According to AED office, 400 hectares have been brought under chilly cultivation in the district this season. AED officials encouraged the farmers to use high yielding variety seeds instead of local ones, They also provided farmers with logistic support and necessary training to achieve the bumper yield.
Hundreds of farmers of the district have involved themselves in chilly cultivation in the fertile (char) lands of Meghna, Arial kban and Haridoa rivers of the district considering its economic aspect.
Mainly the farmers of the river basin char unions under Sadar Raipura and Belabo upazilas are interested to cultivate chilly. The land beside the Meghna, Arial khan and Haridoa rivers were filled with silt (pali) which is favorable to the chilly farming.
New Nation correspondent recently visited different char areas of Shibpur, Raipura and belabo upazila and saw farmers are busy harvesting work in the their chilly fields with much enthusiasm.
Habibur Rahman, a farmer of Alokbali union under Sadar upazila told New Nation that he cultivated tow bighas of chilly during the current season which cost the Tk 6000. He is very happy selling with the production of chilly. He is hopeful to earning about Tk 50000 by selling green and red dry chilly this year.
He is at present selling per kg green chilly at Tk 25 to 30 and red dry chilly tk 140 to 150 in the local market.
