Arshad Ahmed Asad , Gafargaon :
Officials and farmers concerned are expecting better yield as the plants are growing excellent now everywhere in Gafargaon in this season.
Jute cultivation increased substantially as its farming on more land has been achieved over the fixed target in the region comprising Gafargaon and Hossainpur Upazila. Department of Agriculture Extention (DAE) had set a target for cultivating jute on 500 hectares of land whereas the farmers have finally brought 600 hectares of land under the cash crop farming.
S.S.Farhana Hossain , Gafargaon upazila Agriculture Officer said, farmers got fair prices of jute during the last couple of years and as a result they are now eager to cultivate more jute. “Eight to ten years back , the farmers lost their concentration to jute cultivation as they did not get fair prices of their produce .” said the officials.
Quality seeds , easy term bank loan, for agri-inputs such as fertilizer , pesticides boosted jute cultivation in the region which made the farmers hopeful about forthcoming harvest jute . kamrul Islam ,Swapon Suruj Mea , Belal farmers of Baluakanda village under Gafargaon Upazila said, jute’s good days has started returning back. For this reason , private sector jute mills in the region has been playing important role . Besides, the declaration of mandatory use of jute bags in government food grains has boosted love to jute .
Last year , initial market price was taka 1500 to 1600 per mound. But finally it was TK 2000. Abul Monsur former chairman of Char Algi union said, the price could have been more if there were no syndicate of middlemen and traders. He sought government intervention of controlling the syndicate to facilitate the farmers to get fair price. He also said , Once upon a time jute was called the golden fibre of Bangladesh.
Officials and farmers concerned are expecting better yield as the plants are growing excellent now everywhere in Gafargaon in this season.
Jute cultivation increased substantially as its farming on more land has been achieved over the fixed target in the region comprising Gafargaon and Hossainpur Upazila. Department of Agriculture Extention (DAE) had set a target for cultivating jute on 500 hectares of land whereas the farmers have finally brought 600 hectares of land under the cash crop farming.
S.S.Farhana Hossain , Gafargaon upazila Agriculture Officer said, farmers got fair prices of jute during the last couple of years and as a result they are now eager to cultivate more jute. “Eight to ten years back , the farmers lost their concentration to jute cultivation as they did not get fair prices of their produce .” said the officials.
Quality seeds , easy term bank loan, for agri-inputs such as fertilizer , pesticides boosted jute cultivation in the region which made the farmers hopeful about forthcoming harvest jute . kamrul Islam ,Swapon Suruj Mea , Belal farmers of Baluakanda village under Gafargaon Upazila said, jute’s good days has started returning back. For this reason , private sector jute mills in the region has been playing important role . Besides, the declaration of mandatory use of jute bags in government food grains has boosted love to jute .
Last year , initial market price was taka 1500 to 1600 per mound. But finally it was TK 2000. Abul Monsur former chairman of Char Algi union said, the price could have been more if there were no syndicate of middlemen and traders. He sought government intervention of controlling the syndicate to facilitate the farmers to get fair price. He also said , Once upon a time jute was called the golden fibre of Bangladesh.
