Sylhet Correspondent :
A bumper production of winter vegetables is likely in Khanaighat Upazila in Sylhet District where the farmers have already exceeded the fixed farming target of the crops during the current Rabi season, official sources said.
The farmers have so far exceeded the fixed farming target of winter vegetables by 1.32 percent through bringing 2105 hectares of land under its cultivation against the fixed target of 2335 hectares to produce vegetables in the Upazila.
Upazila Agriculture Officer Tofayel Hossain said cultivation of vegetables, both during winter and summer seasons, has become popular in recent times brining huge profits to the farmers. “Following large-scale cultivation of early variety winter vegetables under new cropping patterns, all varieties of the winter vegetables have flooded the local markets with excellent yield rates under favorable climate now in the region,” he said. The DAE, Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute, Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation and many NGOs have supplied adequate quality seeds, other agro-inputs and provided necessary technical assistance to the farmers. Besides, different commercial banks and NGOs have disbursed agriculture loans and interest-free loans among the farmers to make the massive winter vegetables farming programme successful. Meanwhile, continuous harvests of the early variety winter vegetables with excellent yields have brought smiles to the farmers as they are getting better prices at the beginning of the season, farmers and market sources said.
According to DAE sources, the farmers have still been continuing cultivation of winter vegetables after harvesting the early, short and long duration variety Aman rice side by side with continuing harvest of the early variety vegetables.
BSS from Rangpur adds: A bumper production of winter vegetables is likely in all five districts under Rangpur agriculture region during the current 2016-2017 Rabi season, official sources said.
The farmers have still been cultivating winter vegetables after bringing 35,351 hectares of land under its farming against the fixed target of cultivating the crop in 36,799 hectares of land to produce over 7.48 lakh tonnes vegetables this time in the region.
Meanwhile, continuous harvest of the early variety winter vegetables with excellent yield rates and better price have brought smiles to the farmers now everywhere in the region at this stage of cultivation of the crops this season.
Under the programme, the farmer have so far cultivated winter vegetables in 10,300 hectares of land in Rangpur, 7,390 hectares in Gaibandha, 5,300 hectares in Kurigram, 5,450 hectares in Lalmonirhat and 5,516 hectares of land in Nilphamari districts in the region.
Horticulture Specialist of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) Khondker Md Mesbahul Islam said cultivation of vegetables, both during winter and summer seasons, had already become popular in recent times bringing huge profits to the farmers.
“Following expanded cultivation of early variety winter vegetables adopting newer cropping patterns, all varieties of the winter vegetables have flooded the local markets with excellent yield rates in the region,” Islam added.
A bumper production of winter vegetables is likely in Khanaighat Upazila in Sylhet District where the farmers have already exceeded the fixed farming target of the crops during the current Rabi season, official sources said.
The farmers have so far exceeded the fixed farming target of winter vegetables by 1.32 percent through bringing 2105 hectares of land under its cultivation against the fixed target of 2335 hectares to produce vegetables in the Upazila.
Upazila Agriculture Officer Tofayel Hossain said cultivation of vegetables, both during winter and summer seasons, has become popular in recent times brining huge profits to the farmers. “Following large-scale cultivation of early variety winter vegetables under new cropping patterns, all varieties of the winter vegetables have flooded the local markets with excellent yield rates under favorable climate now in the region,” he said. The DAE, Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute, Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation and many NGOs have supplied adequate quality seeds, other agro-inputs and provided necessary technical assistance to the farmers. Besides, different commercial banks and NGOs have disbursed agriculture loans and interest-free loans among the farmers to make the massive winter vegetables farming programme successful. Meanwhile, continuous harvests of the early variety winter vegetables with excellent yields have brought smiles to the farmers as they are getting better prices at the beginning of the season, farmers and market sources said.
According to DAE sources, the farmers have still been continuing cultivation of winter vegetables after harvesting the early, short and long duration variety Aman rice side by side with continuing harvest of the early variety vegetables.
BSS from Rangpur adds: A bumper production of winter vegetables is likely in all five districts under Rangpur agriculture region during the current 2016-2017 Rabi season, official sources said.
The farmers have still been cultivating winter vegetables after bringing 35,351 hectares of land under its farming against the fixed target of cultivating the crop in 36,799 hectares of land to produce over 7.48 lakh tonnes vegetables this time in the region.
Meanwhile, continuous harvest of the early variety winter vegetables with excellent yield rates and better price have brought smiles to the farmers now everywhere in the region at this stage of cultivation of the crops this season.
Under the programme, the farmer have so far cultivated winter vegetables in 10,300 hectares of land in Rangpur, 7,390 hectares in Gaibandha, 5,300 hectares in Kurigram, 5,450 hectares in Lalmonirhat and 5,516 hectares of land in Nilphamari districts in the region.
Horticulture Specialist of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) Khondker Md Mesbahul Islam said cultivation of vegetables, both during winter and summer seasons, had already become popular in recent times bringing huge profits to the farmers.
“Following expanded cultivation of early variety winter vegetables adopting newer cropping patterns, all varieties of the winter vegetables have flooded the local markets with excellent yield rates in the region,” Islam added.
