BSS, Panchagarh :
Farmers in the district are happy over bumper production and getting fair price by selling potato.
The farmers have started harvesting early (Karage) variety potato from their respective lands with much enthusiasm. Per maund potato are being sold at Tk 1,000 to Tk 1,200. Traders have
come from different district and are buying potato from the growers and sent those to Dhaka and other parts of the country. Farmers said cultivation of early variety potato are gaining popularity in
the district due to lower production cost.
Zakir, a potato grower, said he cultivated of early karage variety potato
on seven bighas of land this year and got 40 maunds potato from per bigha of
land. He has got fair price by selling potato.
Zakir has got profit 1,80,000 Taka by selling potato after all production
costs. Deputy Director of Panchagarh office of Department of Agricultural Extension(DAE) Md Abu Hanif said soil and weather condition in the Panchagarh district is very much favarable for potato cultivation.
The DAE sources said 2,000 hectares of land have been brought under early
variety potato cultivation in the district. They have given necessary supports including agri-inputs to the farmers for boosting potato production 46,300 hectares brought under Boro cultivation : A total of 46,300 hectares of land have been brought under Boro cultivation in all five upazilas of the district during the current Boro season.
Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) office has fixed a target of producing 3 lakh metric tons of Boro rice. Now the farmers are busy to prepare their respective land for planting seedling as per direction of the field level sub assistant agriculture officials of DAE to get desired production.
Deputy Director of DAE M Abu Hanif said the department has supplied high quality seeds and fertilizers among the farmers free of cost to achieve the production target.
The DD hoped that if the climate remains favorable the desiredproduction will may come.
Beside, the department has also imparted training to the farmers to make them acquainted with the modern methods of Boro cultivation.
Meanwhile, the commercial banks including Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank also disbursed soft loan to the growers during the season to boost production.
Farmers in the district are happy over bumper production and getting fair price by selling potato.
The farmers have started harvesting early (Karage) variety potato from their respective lands with much enthusiasm. Per maund potato are being sold at Tk 1,000 to Tk 1,200. Traders have
come from different district and are buying potato from the growers and sent those to Dhaka and other parts of the country. Farmers said cultivation of early variety potato are gaining popularity in
the district due to lower production cost.
Zakir, a potato grower, said he cultivated of early karage variety potato
on seven bighas of land this year and got 40 maunds potato from per bigha of
land. He has got fair price by selling potato.
Zakir has got profit 1,80,000 Taka by selling potato after all production
costs. Deputy Director of Panchagarh office of Department of Agricultural Extension(DAE) Md Abu Hanif said soil and weather condition in the Panchagarh district is very much favarable for potato cultivation.
The DAE sources said 2,000 hectares of land have been brought under early
variety potato cultivation in the district. They have given necessary supports including agri-inputs to the farmers for boosting potato production 46,300 hectares brought under Boro cultivation : A total of 46,300 hectares of land have been brought under Boro cultivation in all five upazilas of the district during the current Boro season.
Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) office has fixed a target of producing 3 lakh metric tons of Boro rice. Now the farmers are busy to prepare their respective land for planting seedling as per direction of the field level sub assistant agriculture officials of DAE to get desired production.
Deputy Director of DAE M Abu Hanif said the department has supplied high quality seeds and fertilizers among the farmers free of cost to achieve the production target.
The DD hoped that if the climate remains favorable the desiredproduction will may come.
Beside, the department has also imparted training to the farmers to make them acquainted with the modern methods of Boro cultivation.
Meanwhile, the commercial banks including Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank also disbursed soft loan to the growers during the season to boost production.
