T-Aman cultivation going on in full swing in Gafargaon

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Arshad Ahmed Asad Gafargaon ,Mymensingh :
The cultivation of T-Aman paddy has begun in full swing at Gafargaon Upazila under Mymensingh during the current season.
 Due to a favourable climate condition and sufficient rain falls, farmers of this upazila are passing busy hours round the clock in their paddy fields for transplanting T-Aman seedlings from seed-bed.
 Experts farmers stressed the need for cultivation T-Aman paddy on their land to increase rice production in the region during current season.Farmers are also passing busy hours to transplant T-Aman Seedlings.
 According to Department of Agriculture Extension sources , a total of 15000 hectares of land would be brought under T-Aman paddy cultivation in this season of this upazila.
S.S Farhana Hossain, Upazila Department of Agriculture Extension officer told this correspondent that farmers of this upazila in the meantime have already transplanted seedlings on about 10 percent of the total targeted land. Of the total 10000 hectares of land would be brought under High Yielding Variety (HYV) of the paddy and 5000 hectares are under local variety. Department of Agriculture Extension DAE office sources said, Assistant Agriculture Extension officer informed has so far distributed 200 tonnes of seeds among the farmers and there is no shortage of T-Aman seedlings in this upazila. The DAE officials expressed the hope that cultivation of T-Aman might exceed the targeted fixed by the department in the current season. They also expected from 1500 hectares of land in this upazila with production targeted 30000 tonnes of aman paddy.
Although the recent heavy poured rain and floods had damaged Aman paddy on about 200 hectares in this upazila , the farmers are expecting a good harvest this season. Again the farmers are transplanting new T-Aman paddy seedlings on their land and some farmers have changed the crops instead of Aman said , Mafiz uddin ,suruj Mea of Baluakanda village , Siraj Uddin, Monsur , Anis farmers of charmoslonda village of Char Algi Union , Rukun, Saiful of Malimara village of Panchbag union .
The farmers said, Plantation of T-Aman seedling is going on successfully and the fixed target is expected to be achieved with in the permissible time . Besides, the favourable prevailing weather is helping the farmers in transplanting of T-Aman seedlings during the current season.
 The farmers planted T-Aman paddy seedlings after two months because of rainy season in the past. But at present in char area rainy season does not occur during this time .So, farmers are planting T-Aman paddy seedlings during this hours and floods cannot do any harm their crops. The enthusiastic farmers start transplanting T-Aman seedlings in full swing everywhere amid favourable climate ,sufficient rainfalls and late coming rainy season.

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