BSS, Rajshahi :
Farmers and other officials concerned are very much hopeful about cherished potato production in the region as overall climatic condition remains favorable towards the farming since its initial stage.
With the hope of making profit like the previous season, the farmers are now very busy in showing seed and nursing the growing plants everywhere in eight districts under the division.
Fazlur Rahman, Additional Director of Department of Agriculture Extension, said the farmers are expecting better yield as there was no major natural calamity that can damage its outputs.
Most of the growers’ harvested better yields of potato in last two to three years and they also obtained expected sale proceeds in the harvesting stage. “I had sold out an 85-kg potato bag at Taka 750 to 800 in previous season, said Ziarul Haque, a farmer of Baya village under Paba upazila.
Abdur Rahim, a farmer of Bargachhi village, said both acreage and yield were boosted up in the wake of favorable climatic condition and availability of standard seed in the region.
This season, he along with his sons cultivated potato on around 150 bighas of land. “We are very much optimistic over our outcomes as the weather was absolutely supportive”.
Potato farming has now been expanded to the dried lands in the vast Barind tract as a result of irrigation facilities promoted by the Barind Multipurpose Development Authorities (BMDA). There has been a better position in all the farming fields predicting expected yields.
The DAE has fixed a target of bringing 65,000 hectares of land in four districts during this Rabi season.
Agriculturist Fazlur Rahman said the officials, experts and other organisations concerned are extending necessary suggestions to the farmers so that the growing potato fields are not affected by any disease.
Currently, early variety potato has started appearing in the local markets in limited scale benefiting the growers in the northern region, markets sources said.
Many of the farmers said potato farming could become more profitable if adequate preservation facilities were ensured and potato-based agro- industries are set up besides enhancing exports.
Farmers and other officials concerned are very much hopeful about cherished potato production in the region as overall climatic condition remains favorable towards the farming since its initial stage.
With the hope of making profit like the previous season, the farmers are now very busy in showing seed and nursing the growing plants everywhere in eight districts under the division.
Fazlur Rahman, Additional Director of Department of Agriculture Extension, said the farmers are expecting better yield as there was no major natural calamity that can damage its outputs.
Most of the growers’ harvested better yields of potato in last two to three years and they also obtained expected sale proceeds in the harvesting stage. “I had sold out an 85-kg potato bag at Taka 750 to 800 in previous season, said Ziarul Haque, a farmer of Baya village under Paba upazila.
Abdur Rahim, a farmer of Bargachhi village, said both acreage and yield were boosted up in the wake of favorable climatic condition and availability of standard seed in the region.
This season, he along with his sons cultivated potato on around 150 bighas of land. “We are very much optimistic over our outcomes as the weather was absolutely supportive”.
Potato farming has now been expanded to the dried lands in the vast Barind tract as a result of irrigation facilities promoted by the Barind Multipurpose Development Authorities (BMDA). There has been a better position in all the farming fields predicting expected yields.
The DAE has fixed a target of bringing 65,000 hectares of land in four districts during this Rabi season.
Agriculturist Fazlur Rahman said the officials, experts and other organisations concerned are extending necessary suggestions to the farmers so that the growing potato fields are not affected by any disease.
Currently, early variety potato has started appearing in the local markets in limited scale benefiting the growers in the northern region, markets sources said.
Many of the farmers said potato farming could become more profitable if adequate preservation facilities were ensured and potato-based agro- industries are set up besides enhancing exports.
