Rangpur Correspondent :
The enthusiastic farmers have started transplantation of Boro seedling everywhere in all five districts under Rangpur agriculture region to make the fixed farming programme successful this season.
According to the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources, the farmers have already exceeded the fixed target of preparing seedbed and are taking preparations for transplantation of Boro seedling in full swing from the next week in the region.
Horticulture Specialist of the DAE at its Rangpur regional office
Khondker Md. Mesbahul Islam said transplantation of Boro seedlings would get momentum soon as the farmers are facing no hurdle now amid favourable climatic conditions.
The DAE with other agriculture related departments and organisations, Barind Multipurpose Development Authorities, Power Development Board, Rural Electrification Board have taken adequate steps to make Boro cultivation programme successful.
The district administrations, authorities of different departments and organisations have also taken necessary preparations to ensure smooth supply of diesel, power or fertilisers as a part of the comprehensive government steps taken towards the directions.
Meanwhile, the small and marginal farmers, landless and riverside people and char dwellers have mostly completed transplantation of Boro seedling in the low-lying and char areas to harvest the crop before commencement of the next rainy season.
Noted rice scientist and Adviser -Agriculture of BRAC International (South Asia and Africa) Dr M A Mazid suggested the farmers to complete Boro seedling transplantation within February 15 and end the process by March 15 to get maximum yield.
According to DAE sources, a target of producing 20.97 lakh tonne of clean Boro rice from 5.02 lakh hectares of land has been fixed for Rangpur, Gaibandha, Kurigram, Nilphamari and Lalmonirhat districts under Rangpur agriculture region this season.
Under the programme, over 7.57 lakh tonne hybrid Boro rice will be produced from 1.51 lakh hectares land, 13.35 lakh tonne high yielding variety rice from 3.49 lakh hectares and 4,255 tonne local variety Boro rice from 2,127 hectares land in the region.
Meanwhile, the farmers have already prepared Boro seedbed on 28,955 hectares of land, higher by 5,303 hectares or 22.42 per cent than the fixed target of preparing the same on 23,652 hectares of land in Rangpur agriculture region.
Of them, they have prepared Boor seedbed on 7,533 hectares of land for hybrid variety, 21,161 hectares for high yielding variety and 261 hectares of land for local variety Boro rice this season in the region.
Rangpur Regional Acting Additional Director of DAE SM Ashraf Ali said adequate steps have been taken for delivering latest conservation agriculture (CA)-based technologies to the farmers for enhancing Boro rice production at lower costs.
“The farmers will largely adopt the CA-based technologies, including Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD) method of irrigation, in farming Boro this season to save farming costs, resources, reduce lifting of underground water and save electricity,” he hoped.
BSS from Dinajpur adds: The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has taken massive programme to cultivate Boro paddy in all 13 upazilas of the district in the current Boro season.
The DAE sources said, under the programme, a total of 1,73,651 hectares of land would be brought under the cultivation in 13 upazilas with the production target fixed over 6.83 lakh tonnes of rice.
Of the total, 1, 51,665 hectares of land would be brought under high yielding variety (HYV) and 20,986 hectares under hybrid variety of paddy.
Deputy Director of DAE Abdul Hannan said the farmers of the district are making up their mind to put in their best efforts to achieve the targeted production of the paddy.
The targeted production may exceed this year if the weather remain favourable, he added.
The field-workers of the DAE have started rendering their field-level services and exchanging views with the farmers to educate them about the modern method of Boro cultivation for achieving best yielding rate.
The cultivation work is going on in full swing in the district and it would be finished in last week of February.
The enthusiastic farmers have started transplantation of Boro seedling everywhere in all five districts under Rangpur agriculture region to make the fixed farming programme successful this season.
According to the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources, the farmers have already exceeded the fixed target of preparing seedbed and are taking preparations for transplantation of Boro seedling in full swing from the next week in the region.
Horticulture Specialist of the DAE at its Rangpur regional office
Khondker Md. Mesbahul Islam said transplantation of Boro seedlings would get momentum soon as the farmers are facing no hurdle now amid favourable climatic conditions.
The DAE with other agriculture related departments and organisations, Barind Multipurpose Development Authorities, Power Development Board, Rural Electrification Board have taken adequate steps to make Boro cultivation programme successful.
The district administrations, authorities of different departments and organisations have also taken necessary preparations to ensure smooth supply of diesel, power or fertilisers as a part of the comprehensive government steps taken towards the directions.
Meanwhile, the small and marginal farmers, landless and riverside people and char dwellers have mostly completed transplantation of Boro seedling in the low-lying and char areas to harvest the crop before commencement of the next rainy season.
Noted rice scientist and Adviser -Agriculture of BRAC International (South Asia and Africa) Dr M A Mazid suggested the farmers to complete Boro seedling transplantation within February 15 and end the process by March 15 to get maximum yield.
According to DAE sources, a target of producing 20.97 lakh tonne of clean Boro rice from 5.02 lakh hectares of land has been fixed for Rangpur, Gaibandha, Kurigram, Nilphamari and Lalmonirhat districts under Rangpur agriculture region this season.
Under the programme, over 7.57 lakh tonne hybrid Boro rice will be produced from 1.51 lakh hectares land, 13.35 lakh tonne high yielding variety rice from 3.49 lakh hectares and 4,255 tonne local variety Boro rice from 2,127 hectares land in the region.
Meanwhile, the farmers have already prepared Boro seedbed on 28,955 hectares of land, higher by 5,303 hectares or 22.42 per cent than the fixed target of preparing the same on 23,652 hectares of land in Rangpur agriculture region.
Of them, they have prepared Boor seedbed on 7,533 hectares of land for hybrid variety, 21,161 hectares for high yielding variety and 261 hectares of land for local variety Boro rice this season in the region.
Rangpur Regional Acting Additional Director of DAE SM Ashraf Ali said adequate steps have been taken for delivering latest conservation agriculture (CA)-based technologies to the farmers for enhancing Boro rice production at lower costs.
“The farmers will largely adopt the CA-based technologies, including Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD) method of irrigation, in farming Boro this season to save farming costs, resources, reduce lifting of underground water and save electricity,” he hoped.
BSS from Dinajpur adds: The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has taken massive programme to cultivate Boro paddy in all 13 upazilas of the district in the current Boro season.
The DAE sources said, under the programme, a total of 1,73,651 hectares of land would be brought under the cultivation in 13 upazilas with the production target fixed over 6.83 lakh tonnes of rice.
Of the total, 1, 51,665 hectares of land would be brought under high yielding variety (HYV) and 20,986 hectares under hybrid variety of paddy.
Deputy Director of DAE Abdul Hannan said the farmers of the district are making up their mind to put in their best efforts to achieve the targeted production of the paddy.
The targeted production may exceed this year if the weather remain favourable, he added.
The field-workers of the DAE have started rendering their field-level services and exchanging views with the farmers to educate them about the modern method of Boro cultivation for achieving best yielding rate.
The cultivation work is going on in full swing in the district and it would be finished in last week of February.
