Sylhet Bureau :
According to the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources, farmers have cultivated Boro paddy on around 4.74 lakh hectares of land in Sylhet region during the current season.
“We had fixed the target of bringing around 4.73 lakh hectares of land under the Boro farming but the farmers cultivated 4.74 lakh hectares with a plan to produce over 18.64 lakh tonnes of rice in the division,” said Agriculturist Majumdar Md Elias, deputy director of the DAE, while talking to BSS yesterday.
He said the existing congenial weather has made the paddy farmers optimistic to get good yielding of Boro paddy in the region.
Of the total targets, 88,000 hectares of land cultivated under hybrid variety, 3, 73,855 hectares of land under high yielding variety and 10,515 hectares of land cultivated under local variety of the paddy.
Of the cultivated land, 2, 19,300 hectares have been cultivated in Sunamganj district achieving 99.93 percent of target. In Habiganj district, 1, 20,800 hectares, in Sylhet district 80,565 hectares and 53,530 hectares of land in Moulvibazar district have been cultivated with exceeding targets.
Currently, farmers are passing busy times in nursing the growing plants everywhere in the region with the hope of expected yield. Most of the farming areas have become green with breakthrough of farmers harsh efforts and favorable climate condition.
Agriculture officers said steps have been taken to ensure smooth Boro rice cultivation this season. The farming is going on in full swing across the region, the sources added.
Talking to BSS Abdur Rahman Chowdhury, 45, a farmer of Sunamganj sadar upazila, said he has cultivated paddy on 60 bigha’s of land. The paddy fields which were brought under advanced varieties are now blooming stages, he said.
Umme Habiba, regional agriculture information service officer, said the DAE and other agriculture-related organisations are ensuring smooth supply of seed, fertilizers and electricity to the farmers to ensure smooth Boro paddy cultivation.
She said now the farmers were imparted training on how to adopt conservation agriculture technologies like Alternate Drying and Wetting irrigation method at a larger scale then farming of Boro paddy to save irrigation for increasing its output at reduced costs.
Boro paddy planting completed
in Narsingdi
BSS from Narsingdi adds: The Boro paddy planting has been completed in all the six upazilas of the district, exceeding the cultivation target that creates hope to get more production.
The farmers have finally cultivated Boro paddy on 55319 hectares of land
against the target of 55300 hectors this season.
Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) officials here said the farmers
have cultivated hybrid variety on 529 hectors of land, high yielding variety
on 54429 hectors and local variety on 350 hectors.
The crop fields now take deep greener eye-catching look everywhere as the
Boro plants are growing excellent.
The enthusiastic farmers have engaged in all-out efforts in making the Boro paddy cultivation programme successful.
DAE Deputy Director here Shovah kumar Dhar told BSS that the Boro
cultivation has exceeded the target.
He said quality seeds, fertilizers, pesticide and agri-loans were provided to the farmers for making the Boro cultivation programme successful.
He said if the climate condition remains favorable up to harvesting period, the production target must be exceeded in the region.
According to the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources, farmers have cultivated Boro paddy on around 4.74 lakh hectares of land in Sylhet region during the current season.
“We had fixed the target of bringing around 4.73 lakh hectares of land under the Boro farming but the farmers cultivated 4.74 lakh hectares with a plan to produce over 18.64 lakh tonnes of rice in the division,” said Agriculturist Majumdar Md Elias, deputy director of the DAE, while talking to BSS yesterday.
He said the existing congenial weather has made the paddy farmers optimistic to get good yielding of Boro paddy in the region.
Of the total targets, 88,000 hectares of land cultivated under hybrid variety, 3, 73,855 hectares of land under high yielding variety and 10,515 hectares of land cultivated under local variety of the paddy.
Of the cultivated land, 2, 19,300 hectares have been cultivated in Sunamganj district achieving 99.93 percent of target. In Habiganj district, 1, 20,800 hectares, in Sylhet district 80,565 hectares and 53,530 hectares of land in Moulvibazar district have been cultivated with exceeding targets.
Currently, farmers are passing busy times in nursing the growing plants everywhere in the region with the hope of expected yield. Most of the farming areas have become green with breakthrough of farmers harsh efforts and favorable climate condition.
Agriculture officers said steps have been taken to ensure smooth Boro rice cultivation this season. The farming is going on in full swing across the region, the sources added.
Talking to BSS Abdur Rahman Chowdhury, 45, a farmer of Sunamganj sadar upazila, said he has cultivated paddy on 60 bigha’s of land. The paddy fields which were brought under advanced varieties are now blooming stages, he said.
Umme Habiba, regional agriculture information service officer, said the DAE and other agriculture-related organisations are ensuring smooth supply of seed, fertilizers and electricity to the farmers to ensure smooth Boro paddy cultivation.
She said now the farmers were imparted training on how to adopt conservation agriculture technologies like Alternate Drying and Wetting irrigation method at a larger scale then farming of Boro paddy to save irrigation for increasing its output at reduced costs.
Boro paddy planting completed
in Narsingdi
BSS from Narsingdi adds: The Boro paddy planting has been completed in all the six upazilas of the district, exceeding the cultivation target that creates hope to get more production.
The farmers have finally cultivated Boro paddy on 55319 hectares of land
against the target of 55300 hectors this season.
Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) officials here said the farmers
have cultivated hybrid variety on 529 hectors of land, high yielding variety
on 54429 hectors and local variety on 350 hectors.
The crop fields now take deep greener eye-catching look everywhere as the
Boro plants are growing excellent.
The enthusiastic farmers have engaged in all-out efforts in making the Boro paddy cultivation programme successful.
DAE Deputy Director here Shovah kumar Dhar told BSS that the Boro
cultivation has exceeded the target.
He said quality seeds, fertilizers, pesticide and agri-loans were provided to the farmers for making the Boro cultivation programme successful.
He said if the climate condition remains favorable up to harvesting period, the production target must be exceeded in the region.
