BSS, Manikganj :
Maize production in all the seven upazilas of the district has exceeded the target bringing smile on the face of the farmers in this current season.
Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources said the maize cultivators achieved a bumper production this year in the district. The maize cultivators are passing their busy time to collect their main crop of the year.
Maize cultivation is gaining popularity day by day in the district. The target of cultivation has been exceeding every year in the areas. Specially, the lands of char areas are being cultivated maize which was uncultivated, the sources added.
Maize is now the highest cultivated crop in the district and it is being cultivated in all seven upazilas of the district.
Easy cultivation, less irrigation and much demand in the markets is the main cause of popularity of maize cultivation.
The multipurpose use of maize is also one of the reasons behind the maize cultivation. The maize after is sold in the market round the year. The green leave of maize is used as good cow fodder, DAE said. The sticks of maize are also used as fire wood in the rural areas. The immature maize is used as cow fodder.
The DAE office said the cultivation of maize exceeded the target this year. Though the target of cultivation of maize was fixed 15,190 hectares in the district, but 15,973 hectares of land was cultivated.
