BSS, Rangpur :
The farmers have incurred huge production losses of over 2.78 lakh tonnes of crops worth over Taka 587 crore following recent floods in eight northern districts along the Brahmaputra basin, official sources said.
According to the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources, the recent floods have damaged standing crops on 76,848 hectares of land affecting over 5.33 lakh farmers in 39 upazilas of Rangpur, Gaibandha, Kurigram, Lalmonirhat, Nilphamari, Bogra, Sirajganj and Natore districts in the northern region this year.
The floods have damaged standing T-Aman crops on 66,482 hectares of land affecting about 3.88 lakh farmers and causing production losses of over 2.33 lakh tonnes of Aman rice worth Taka 496.46 crore in these flood-affected districts.
The floods have damaged T- Aman seedbed on 929 hectares of land affecting 36,396 farmers and causing losses of Taka 23.21 lakh and caused production loss of 11,793 tonnes of Aus rice worth Taka 32.55 crore damaging the crop on 4,647 hectares of land and affecting 41,488 farmers.
The floods have caused production losses of 27,583 tonnes of vegetables worth Taka 46.58 crore damaging the crops on 1,931 hectares of land and affecting 37,626 farmers and 5,579 tonnes Buna Aman rice worth Taka 10.15 crore on 2,810 hectares of land affecting 28,642 farmers.
In addition to this, the recent floods have caused production losses of 177 tonnes of other crops on 49.2 hectares of land and worth Taka 48.05 lakh affecting 1,467 farmers in these northern districts.
Of them, the floods have damaged standing crops worth over Taka 3.55 crore on 396 hectares of land affecting 4,370 farmers in Rangpur and on 500 hectares of land worth about Taka 3.81 crore affecting 3,542 farmers in Nilphamari districts.
The floods have damaged standing crops on 32,398 hectares of land and worth over Taka 24.07 crore affecting 43,707 farmers in Kurigram and on 3,005 hectares worth over Taka 23.57 crore affecting 37,640 farmers in Gaibandha.
Standing crops on 604.5 hectares worth over Taka 5.25 crore have been damaged by the recent floods affecting 8,500 farmers in Lalmonirhat and on 19,056 hectares of land worth over Taka 143.81 crore affecting over 1.29 lakh farmers in Bogra districts.
Besides, the recent floods have damaged standing crops on 356 hectares of land worth over Taka 2.02 crore affecting 7,500 farmers in Natore and on 20,622 hectares of land worth over Taka 16.58 crore affecting over 1.52 lakh farmers in Sirajganj districts.
Meanwhile, the DAE and other agriculture related organisations have already prepared late variety Aman seedbeds at different places for distributing those among the affected farmers from the next week to assist them in recouping the crop losses.
The DAE has prepared Aman seedbeds at Tazhat Agriculture Training Institute, Burirhat Horticulture Centre, Rangpur Regional Stations of Bangladesh Rice Research Institute and Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture in Rangpur.
Besides, Aman seedbeds have been prepared at Agriculture Training Institutes at Gaibandha and Iswardi in Pabna and Horticulture Centres at Natore, Kallyanpur in Chapainawabganj and Tebunia in Pabna districts.
Acting Rangpur Regional Additional Director of the DAE Zulfiqar Haider told BSS that the government has taken steps for providing all necessary assistances to the flood affected farmers to assist them in recouping the crop losses.
The farmers have incurred huge production losses of over 2.78 lakh tonnes of crops worth over Taka 587 crore following recent floods in eight northern districts along the Brahmaputra basin, official sources said.
According to the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources, the recent floods have damaged standing crops on 76,848 hectares of land affecting over 5.33 lakh farmers in 39 upazilas of Rangpur, Gaibandha, Kurigram, Lalmonirhat, Nilphamari, Bogra, Sirajganj and Natore districts in the northern region this year.
The floods have damaged standing T-Aman crops on 66,482 hectares of land affecting about 3.88 lakh farmers and causing production losses of over 2.33 lakh tonnes of Aman rice worth Taka 496.46 crore in these flood-affected districts.
The floods have damaged T- Aman seedbed on 929 hectares of land affecting 36,396 farmers and causing losses of Taka 23.21 lakh and caused production loss of 11,793 tonnes of Aus rice worth Taka 32.55 crore damaging the crop on 4,647 hectares of land and affecting 41,488 farmers.
The floods have caused production losses of 27,583 tonnes of vegetables worth Taka 46.58 crore damaging the crops on 1,931 hectares of land and affecting 37,626 farmers and 5,579 tonnes Buna Aman rice worth Taka 10.15 crore on 2,810 hectares of land affecting 28,642 farmers.
In addition to this, the recent floods have caused production losses of 177 tonnes of other crops on 49.2 hectares of land and worth Taka 48.05 lakh affecting 1,467 farmers in these northern districts.
Of them, the floods have damaged standing crops worth over Taka 3.55 crore on 396 hectares of land affecting 4,370 farmers in Rangpur and on 500 hectares of land worth about Taka 3.81 crore affecting 3,542 farmers in Nilphamari districts.
The floods have damaged standing crops on 32,398 hectares of land and worth over Taka 24.07 crore affecting 43,707 farmers in Kurigram and on 3,005 hectares worth over Taka 23.57 crore affecting 37,640 farmers in Gaibandha.
Standing crops on 604.5 hectares worth over Taka 5.25 crore have been damaged by the recent floods affecting 8,500 farmers in Lalmonirhat and on 19,056 hectares of land worth over Taka 143.81 crore affecting over 1.29 lakh farmers in Bogra districts.
Besides, the recent floods have damaged standing crops on 356 hectares of land worth over Taka 2.02 crore affecting 7,500 farmers in Natore and on 20,622 hectares of land worth over Taka 16.58 crore affecting over 1.52 lakh farmers in Sirajganj districts.
Meanwhile, the DAE and other agriculture related organisations have already prepared late variety Aman seedbeds at different places for distributing those among the affected farmers from the next week to assist them in recouping the crop losses.
The DAE has prepared Aman seedbeds at Tazhat Agriculture Training Institute, Burirhat Horticulture Centre, Rangpur Regional Stations of Bangladesh Rice Research Institute and Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture in Rangpur.
Besides, Aman seedbeds have been prepared at Agriculture Training Institutes at Gaibandha and Iswardi in Pabna and Horticulture Centres at Natore, Kallyanpur in Chapainawabganj and Tebunia in Pabna districts.
Acting Rangpur Regional Additional Director of the DAE Zulfiqar Haider told BSS that the government has taken steps for providing all necessary assistances to the flood affected farmers to assist them in recouping the crop losses.
