Asad, Gafargaon (Mymensingh) Correspondent :
Maskalai Dal has been cultivated on 460 hectares of land at Gafargaon under Mymensingh this year.
The lot of 3 hundred farmers has been changed by cultivating Maskalai on the char areas of the river Brahmaputra in the current season
Saikat Mia, a farmer of Balua Kanda village said, more than 400 hundred farmers will get new life by cultivating pulse (maskalai dal) on the new char of the river Brahmaputra.
Agriculture Office sources said, Maskalai Dal has been cultivated on 460 hectores land in this season under this Upazila.
Upazila Deputy- Assistant Agreculture Officers informed ,besides the char area of Brahmaputra , a huge amount of maskalai has been cultivated at Tangabo, Datter Bazar, and Panchbag Union. More than hundred farmers under 3 unions have been benefited for growing bumper crops.
Upazila Agriculture Officer, Saiful Islam said, after cultivation of Maskalai Dal, farmers can grow rice and wheat. Farmers are very interested in cultivating this testy Maskalai Dal in this area.
Besides, there is no expenses in cultivating Maskalai Dal. The people of char area are no lag behind to earn more than others.
Abdul Jalil, farmer of Balua Kanda village under Charalgi Union informed, that he got lease 4 acre land from other and cultivated Maskalai Dal in entire land on the rising new char area in the Brahmaputra.
He spent only Tk 1400 to buy maskalai seeds for cultivation on 4 acres land.
The farmer also informed that 29 maunds kalai has been produced in each acre without using any manure and pesticides in cultivation of maskalai dal. Farmer Abdul Hannan and Suruj Mia informed that the production of Maskalai will be increased in each acre 30-32 maunds .
The produced Maskalai Dal in each acre will be sold at least 88 to 90 thousand Tk Without labour and production everything is profit.
Maskalai Dal has been cultivated on 460 hectares of land at Gafargaon under Mymensingh this year.
The lot of 3 hundred farmers has been changed by cultivating Maskalai on the char areas of the river Brahmaputra in the current season
Saikat Mia, a farmer of Balua Kanda village said, more than 400 hundred farmers will get new life by cultivating pulse (maskalai dal) on the new char of the river Brahmaputra.
Agriculture Office sources said, Maskalai Dal has been cultivated on 460 hectores land in this season under this Upazila.
Upazila Deputy- Assistant Agreculture Officers informed ,besides the char area of Brahmaputra , a huge amount of maskalai has been cultivated at Tangabo, Datter Bazar, and Panchbag Union. More than hundred farmers under 3 unions have been benefited for growing bumper crops.
Upazila Agriculture Officer, Saiful Islam said, after cultivation of Maskalai Dal, farmers can grow rice and wheat. Farmers are very interested in cultivating this testy Maskalai Dal in this area.
Besides, there is no expenses in cultivating Maskalai Dal. The people of char area are no lag behind to earn more than others.
Abdul Jalil, farmer of Balua Kanda village under Charalgi Union informed, that he got lease 4 acre land from other and cultivated Maskalai Dal in entire land on the rising new char area in the Brahmaputra.
He spent only Tk 1400 to buy maskalai seeds for cultivation on 4 acres land.
The farmer also informed that 29 maunds kalai has been produced in each acre without using any manure and pesticides in cultivation of maskalai dal. Farmer Abdul Hannan and Suruj Mia informed that the production of Maskalai will be increased in each acre 30-32 maunds .
The produced Maskalai Dal in each acre will be sold at least 88 to 90 thousand Tk Without labour and production everything is profit.
