Khulna (South) Correspondent :
Farmers in Khulna district are expecting a bumper production of mustard in this season. Farmers of 9 upazilas in the district are cultivating the winter crop, expected good yield and fair prices. The 9 upazilas are Digholia, Terokhada, Rupsha, Batiaghata, Paikgachha, Koyra, Dakop, Phultala and Dumuria. Agriculture Extension official sources said, easy cultivation process and lower cost of production encourage the farmers to cultivate mustard.
The farmers of Khulna district have cultivated around 8000 hectors of land, Directorate of Agriculture Extension ( DAE ) sources said. Most of lands are covered with varieties by Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute(BARI) including BARI Sharisha-9, Tori-7 and Sampad, said Deputy Director(DD) of the directorate of agriculture extension office Md. Anisuzzaman.
Depending on soil condition, requires only one or two times irrigation while around Tk. 3500 is needed to cultivate the crop on a bigha of land. In the last year on an average 10 maunds of mustard in producing on a bigha of land, Shamsul Haque of Shugondhi village of Digholia upazila said. Debbrato Das of Alaipur village of Rupsha upazila said he is hopeful to get bumper production of mustard and harvest will begin within the 4th week of this month.
Abul Kashem, a farmer of village Banondanga of Terokhada upazila said, “I cultivated mustard on a bigha of land last year spending Tk. 3000 only and got six maunds. I sold each maund of mustard for Tk. 2000 in the local market. This year I cultivated 2 bighas of land.
Hashmat Mia, a farmer of Shvona village of Dumuria upazila said that he has cultivated mustard BARI on three bighas of land expecting bumper production as the DAE authorities encouraged to cultivate the crop.
