Anisul Islam Noor :
The target of Transplanted Aman (T-Aman) plantation has fallen in threat due to wash away seedbeds and cultivable lands by flood in the northern and some other districts of the country.
The government has fixed the estimated target to grow 13.5 million tonnes of rice from 5.6 million hectares of Aman cultivation for this year. The production of rice was 13.3 million tonnes last year.
Though a day remain of July, only 37 per cent T-Aman has been completed. Delay of flood situation will be more harmful for Aman plantation, said Chaitanya Kumar Das, Director (Monitoring) of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE).
The achievement of seedbeds is 0.462 million hectares, 1.0 per cent higher than that of last year, according to the monitoring unit of field service wing under the DAE.
Although rain has come as a boon to the farmers, they fear price debacle and the gradual rise in river water.
Aman is the second biggest crop and it contributes 37 per cent to the country’s rice production.
Chaitanya Kumar Das said, “Our upazila level reports show that nearly 8,700 hectares of cultivable lands with seedbeds, planted T-Aman, vegetables and other crops have been affected by the ongoing rush of waters till Wednesday evening.”
The condition might take a serious turn if flood situation continues to worsen like that of last year, he said.
Subal Sarker, Secretary of Bhumiheen Krishak Samity, an organisation of landless farmers, said farmers have been involving themselves in Aman farming with great concern.
Prices of Boro paddy is still hovering between Tk 640 and Tk 680 per maund (40 kg) against production cost of Tk 740-Tk 800 per maund, he said.
He said farmers incurred losses to the tune of TK 150 to Tk 250 per maund.
He said marginal farmers, witnessed massive losses by farming rice for last two years.
Flood caused severe losses to 1.6 million farmers in 24 districts in last Aman season who did not get any direct help from the government, he said.
However, Secretary of Bangladesh Auto Major Husking Mills Owners Association K M Layek Ali told the reporter that price of paddy would be high in the upcoming Aman harvest because of increased import duty on rice and considerably low production in Boro season.
According to the DAE, Boro acreage fell by 0.2 million hectares this year compared to last year.
The target of Transplanted Aman (T-Aman) plantation has fallen in threat due to wash away seedbeds and cultivable lands by flood in the northern and some other districts of the country.
The government has fixed the estimated target to grow 13.5 million tonnes of rice from 5.6 million hectares of Aman cultivation for this year. The production of rice was 13.3 million tonnes last year.
Though a day remain of July, only 37 per cent T-Aman has been completed. Delay of flood situation will be more harmful for Aman plantation, said Chaitanya Kumar Das, Director (Monitoring) of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE).
The achievement of seedbeds is 0.462 million hectares, 1.0 per cent higher than that of last year, according to the monitoring unit of field service wing under the DAE.
Although rain has come as a boon to the farmers, they fear price debacle and the gradual rise in river water.
Aman is the second biggest crop and it contributes 37 per cent to the country’s rice production.
Chaitanya Kumar Das said, “Our upazila level reports show that nearly 8,700 hectares of cultivable lands with seedbeds, planted T-Aman, vegetables and other crops have been affected by the ongoing rush of waters till Wednesday evening.”
The condition might take a serious turn if flood situation continues to worsen like that of last year, he said.
Subal Sarker, Secretary of Bhumiheen Krishak Samity, an organisation of landless farmers, said farmers have been involving themselves in Aman farming with great concern.
Prices of Boro paddy is still hovering between Tk 640 and Tk 680 per maund (40 kg) against production cost of Tk 740-Tk 800 per maund, he said.
He said farmers incurred losses to the tune of TK 150 to Tk 250 per maund.
He said marginal farmers, witnessed massive losses by farming rice for last two years.
Flood caused severe losses to 1.6 million farmers in 24 districts in last Aman season who did not get any direct help from the government, he said.
However, Secretary of Bangladesh Auto Major Husking Mills Owners Association K M Layek Ali told the reporter that price of paddy would be high in the upcoming Aman harvest because of increased import duty on rice and considerably low production in Boro season.
According to the DAE, Boro acreage fell by 0.2 million hectares this year compared to last year.
