Sylhet Correspondent :
Flood-hit poor and marginal farmers have got a cash incentive of more than Tk 153 million under an agricultural rehabilitation programme in four districts of Sylhet division.
A total of 17,848 farmers received Tk 153.68 million altogether, said Dr. Mamun Ur Rashid, deputy director at the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE)s Sylhet divisional office.
Of the incentive in cash, Tk 4.738 million was doled out in Sylhet district, Tk 4.305 million in Moulvibazar, Tk 2.021 million in Habiganj and Tk 4.305 million in Sunamganj district, he said.
According to the DAE deputy director, 1100 farmers received the incentive for growing maize, 17,000 for mustard and 48 for BT brinjal.
The special programme is meant for recouping the damage caused by recent floods the farmers faced in four districts in the region.
District and upazila committees were entrusted with the implementation of the special programme that also includes seeds and fertilisers.
Each listed farmer received the incentive in kind- seed, fertiliser – as well as a cash amount for land preparing and others.
A maize farmer got two kg seed, 20 kg Di Ammonia phosphate (DAP) fertilisers and 10 kg Murate of Potash (MOP).
To cultivate mustard, 17,000 farmers received one kg seed, 20 kg DAP and 10 kg MOP and other assistance.
It covers 5,000 farmers in the districts of Sylhet, Moulvibazar and Sunamganj each while 2,000 in the district of Habiganj.
Twelve selected farmers in each of the three districts received two kg seeds of BT brinjal and 15 kg DAP and 15 kg MOP.
Moreover, 800 other farmers would receive the incentive in kind – five kg seed and 10 kg DAP and MOP – in the upcoming season.
Winter crops farming increased in Sylhet
A large number of growers in the Sylhet Division have been showing their interest in farming varieties of winter crops during the current Rabi season.
Compared to the previous seasons, farmers are now more involved in cultivating Rabi crops (agricultural crops sown in winter) like mustard, wheat, potato, sweet potato, and onion, thanks to the increased assistance from the government organisations, said an official of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE).
Sources said a total of 7237 hectares of land have been brought under the cultivation of mustard with a production target of over 7300 metric tonnes.
The cultivation of high yielding varieties of mustard including Bari-14 and Bari-15 is gaining popularity in the district, while local variety Tori-7 is also being preferred, according to a DAE official.
On the contrary, the pace of wheat farming in Sylhet has remained almost same as the previous year.
The crop has been cultivated in some 1421 hectares of land, said sources.
High yielding varieties of wheat like Bari-27 and Bari-28 are being cultivated in 452 hectares of land in Sylhet, 96 hectares in Moulvibazar, 340 hectares in Habiganj, and 533 hectares in Sunamganj.
Dr Mamun Ur Rashid, Deputy Director of DAEÕs divisional office said Potato has been cultivated in a total of 7045 hectares of land in the region.
The farming area includes 1475 hectares of land in Sylhet, 2142 hectares in Moulvibazar, 2020 hectares in Habiganj, and 1408 hectares in Sunamganj.
Flood-hit poor and marginal farmers have got a cash incentive of more than Tk 153 million under an agricultural rehabilitation programme in four districts of Sylhet division.
A total of 17,848 farmers received Tk 153.68 million altogether, said Dr. Mamun Ur Rashid, deputy director at the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE)s Sylhet divisional office.
Of the incentive in cash, Tk 4.738 million was doled out in Sylhet district, Tk 4.305 million in Moulvibazar, Tk 2.021 million in Habiganj and Tk 4.305 million in Sunamganj district, he said.
According to the DAE deputy director, 1100 farmers received the incentive for growing maize, 17,000 for mustard and 48 for BT brinjal.
The special programme is meant for recouping the damage caused by recent floods the farmers faced in four districts in the region.
District and upazila committees were entrusted with the implementation of the special programme that also includes seeds and fertilisers.
Each listed farmer received the incentive in kind- seed, fertiliser – as well as a cash amount for land preparing and others.
A maize farmer got two kg seed, 20 kg Di Ammonia phosphate (DAP) fertilisers and 10 kg Murate of Potash (MOP).
To cultivate mustard, 17,000 farmers received one kg seed, 20 kg DAP and 10 kg MOP and other assistance.
It covers 5,000 farmers in the districts of Sylhet, Moulvibazar and Sunamganj each while 2,000 in the district of Habiganj.
Twelve selected farmers in each of the three districts received two kg seeds of BT brinjal and 15 kg DAP and 15 kg MOP.
Moreover, 800 other farmers would receive the incentive in kind – five kg seed and 10 kg DAP and MOP – in the upcoming season.
Winter crops farming increased in Sylhet
A large number of growers in the Sylhet Division have been showing their interest in farming varieties of winter crops during the current Rabi season.
Compared to the previous seasons, farmers are now more involved in cultivating Rabi crops (agricultural crops sown in winter) like mustard, wheat, potato, sweet potato, and onion, thanks to the increased assistance from the government organisations, said an official of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE).
Sources said a total of 7237 hectares of land have been brought under the cultivation of mustard with a production target of over 7300 metric tonnes.
The cultivation of high yielding varieties of mustard including Bari-14 and Bari-15 is gaining popularity in the district, while local variety Tori-7 is also being preferred, according to a DAE official.
On the contrary, the pace of wheat farming in Sylhet has remained almost same as the previous year.
The crop has been cultivated in some 1421 hectares of land, said sources.
High yielding varieties of wheat like Bari-27 and Bari-28 are being cultivated in 452 hectares of land in Sylhet, 96 hectares in Moulvibazar, 340 hectares in Habiganj, and 533 hectares in Sunamganj.
Dr Mamun Ur Rashid, Deputy Director of DAEÕs divisional office said Potato has been cultivated in a total of 7045 hectares of land in the region.
The farming area includes 1475 hectares of land in Sylhet, 2142 hectares in Moulvibazar, 2020 hectares in Habiganj, and 1408 hectares in Sunamganj.
