BSS, Rangpur :
The farmers have completed transplantation of Boro rice seedlings on 93.34 percent of targeted land area in all five districts of Rangpur agriculture region where the transplantation process is nearing completion.
Talking to BSS, officials of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) said farmers have already transplanted Boro rice seedling on about 4.70-lakh hectares of land, 93.34 percent of the targeted 5.03-lakh hectares of land, in the region.
“We are expecting to achieve the fixed farming target transplantation of Boro rice as transplantation of seedlings will continue till March 15 next,” said Deputy Director of the DAE at its regional office Agriculturist Md. Moniruzzaman. The DAE has fixed a target of producing over 21.76-lakh tonnes of clean Boro rice (32.64-lakh tonnes of paddy) from 5.03-lakh hectares of land for all five districts of Rangpur agriculture region this season.
The farmers have prepared Boro rice seedbeds on 27,675 hectares of land exceeding the fixed target on 23,201 hectares of land by 4,474 hectares of land in the region,” he said, adding that farmers are not facing any crisis of Boro rice seedlings.
The DAE with other agriculture-related organisations are working in a well-coordinated manner to ensure smooth irrigation, supply of fuels, fertilisers and electricity and other facilities to farmers to make the intensive Boro rice farming programme successful.
“The tender Boro rice plants are growing superbly now amid excellent and sunny climatic conditions giving an eye-catching look to the crop fields in all five districts of the region,” he said.
“The farmers have already put over 2.05 lakh irrigation pumps, including power and diesel driven 2,658 deep tube wells, 2.02-lakh shallow tube wells, 503 low lift pumps and 403 other pumps into operation for irrigating the Boro rice fields in the region,” he said.
The DAE has fixed a target of bringing 93,982 hectares of land under Boro rice farming adopting the Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD) irrigation technology to enhance Boro rice yield at lower costs and reducing lifting of underground water this season.
Talking to BSS, farmer Ariful Haque of village Najirdigar in Rangpur said the tender plants of Boro rice on five acres of land are growing excellent now as he completed transplantation of seedlings by February 20 last.
Similarly, farmers Bahar Uddin, Mokhlesur Rahman, Harun Ar Rashid, Dulal Chandra, Abdul Hye and Abdus Salam of different villages here said they have completed transplantation of Boro rice seedling on their crop lands last month.
Additional Director of the DAE for Rangpur region Agriculturist Muhammad Ali hoped that the fixed farming target of Boro rice will be achieved this season as farmers are continuing transplantation of Boro rice seedlings in the region.
The farmers have completed transplantation of Boro rice seedlings on 93.34 percent of targeted land area in all five districts of Rangpur agriculture region where the transplantation process is nearing completion.
Talking to BSS, officials of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) said farmers have already transplanted Boro rice seedling on about 4.70-lakh hectares of land, 93.34 percent of the targeted 5.03-lakh hectares of land, in the region.
“We are expecting to achieve the fixed farming target transplantation of Boro rice as transplantation of seedlings will continue till March 15 next,” said Deputy Director of the DAE at its regional office Agriculturist Md. Moniruzzaman. The DAE has fixed a target of producing over 21.76-lakh tonnes of clean Boro rice (32.64-lakh tonnes of paddy) from 5.03-lakh hectares of land for all five districts of Rangpur agriculture region this season.
The farmers have prepared Boro rice seedbeds on 27,675 hectares of land exceeding the fixed target on 23,201 hectares of land by 4,474 hectares of land in the region,” he said, adding that farmers are not facing any crisis of Boro rice seedlings.
The DAE with other agriculture-related organisations are working in a well-coordinated manner to ensure smooth irrigation, supply of fuels, fertilisers and electricity and other facilities to farmers to make the intensive Boro rice farming programme successful.
“The tender Boro rice plants are growing superbly now amid excellent and sunny climatic conditions giving an eye-catching look to the crop fields in all five districts of the region,” he said.
“The farmers have already put over 2.05 lakh irrigation pumps, including power and diesel driven 2,658 deep tube wells, 2.02-lakh shallow tube wells, 503 low lift pumps and 403 other pumps into operation for irrigating the Boro rice fields in the region,” he said.
The DAE has fixed a target of bringing 93,982 hectares of land under Boro rice farming adopting the Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD) irrigation technology to enhance Boro rice yield at lower costs and reducing lifting of underground water this season.
Talking to BSS, farmer Ariful Haque of village Najirdigar in Rangpur said the tender plants of Boro rice on five acres of land are growing excellent now as he completed transplantation of seedlings by February 20 last.
Similarly, farmers Bahar Uddin, Mokhlesur Rahman, Harun Ar Rashid, Dulal Chandra, Abdul Hye and Abdus Salam of different villages here said they have completed transplantation of Boro rice seedling on their crop lands last month.
Additional Director of the DAE for Rangpur region Agriculturist Muhammad Ali hoped that the fixed farming target of Boro rice will be achieved this season as farmers are continuing transplantation of Boro rice seedlings in the region.
