Sylhet Bureau :
The farmers in the Sylhet are busy preparing seedbeds and seedlings of Boro paddy in Haor areas as the Aman cultivation is over.
According to the Sylhet Agricultural Extension Department, the target for Boro cultivation in 12 upazilas of the district has been fixed at 82,000 hectares of land while target for seedbed preparation is 8,540 hectares. Already farmers have prepared seedbeds on 3,260 hectares of land.Farmers of 10 unions are busy readying seedbeds. Preparations are underway to plant Boro lands along with seedbeds.
The families of the farmers in the Haor area depend only on Boro. Farmers in the Haor region live on round the year with the income from the Boro production.Peasants of Daudpur village of Dakshin Surma upazila are busy preparing seedbeds. Many of them are cultivating land for planting seedlings. Mokhlis Miah, a farmer from Hariarchor village, said they are preparing seedbeds.
After completing seedbed, the land would be prepared for planting. In a few days, it will be time to plant seedlings in seedbed. Now we are passing busy time, he added. Dakshin Surma Upazila Agriculture Officer Shamima Aktar said farmers are now busy preparing seedbeds for Boro cultivation.
“The people in my office are advising farmers about the preparation of seedbeds and the collection of good quality seeds. This year, we express the hope to achieve the target”.
