BSS, Gaibandha :
Cultivation of T-Aman paddy, a high value crop, has exceeded in all the seven upazilas of the district during the current season with an expectation of bumper production.
Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has set a target to cultivate T-Aman paddy on a total of 84,371 hectares of land in the district this year with the production target of 2,22,767 tonnes of rice.
The cultivation target was fully achieved after sufficient rainfall though the transplantation of Aman seedlings was hampered at the initial stage of the season due to prevailing drought like situation.
Of the total, some 13,100 hectares of land were cultivated in Sadar upazila, 10,100 in Sadullapur upazila, 8,800 in Palashbari upazila, 20,400 in Gobindaganj upazila, 18,400 in Sundarganj upazila, 9,400 in Saghata upazila and 4,271 in Fulchhari upazila.
Later, the target fixed by the department was exceeded bringing more 39,734 hectares of land under the cultivation till September 15 by virtue of favorable climatic condition during the current season.
The transplanted seedlings of Aman paddy have already grown well and the paddy fields turned into greenish look. The growers are so much busy in nurturing the paddy field with the hopes of getting desired production of the crops this season.
In order to make the cultivation programme a success, Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation distributed high quality Aman seed to the farmers of the district at fair prices through its sale centers and approved dealers, official sources said.
Besides, different state run commercial banks including Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) are disbursing agri loans on easy terms to the poor and marginal farmers of the district to help them cultivate the T-Aman paddy, said M. Bellal Hossain, deputy general manager of RAKUB here.
In addition, DAE has been conducting training for the farmers for adopting modern technologies of paddy cultivation, crop management and preservation of quality seed, the sources said.
To ensure the production of T-Aman paddy in the district this year, Barind Multipurpose Development Authority has also kept its electricity run 450 deep tube wells fully ready to supply irrigation water to the Aman paddy field, if necessary, said executive engineer M Qudrat-e-Elahi.
Talking to the BSS, Deputy Director of DAE AKM Ruhul Amin said availability of fertilizers, insecticides and other necessary agri inputs had been ensured at the grass root level of the district during the current Aman season.
Cultivation of T-Aman paddy, a high value crop, has exceeded in all the seven upazilas of the district during the current season with an expectation of bumper production.
Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has set a target to cultivate T-Aman paddy on a total of 84,371 hectares of land in the district this year with the production target of 2,22,767 tonnes of rice.
The cultivation target was fully achieved after sufficient rainfall though the transplantation of Aman seedlings was hampered at the initial stage of the season due to prevailing drought like situation.
Of the total, some 13,100 hectares of land were cultivated in Sadar upazila, 10,100 in Sadullapur upazila, 8,800 in Palashbari upazila, 20,400 in Gobindaganj upazila, 18,400 in Sundarganj upazila, 9,400 in Saghata upazila and 4,271 in Fulchhari upazila.
Later, the target fixed by the department was exceeded bringing more 39,734 hectares of land under the cultivation till September 15 by virtue of favorable climatic condition during the current season.
The transplanted seedlings of Aman paddy have already grown well and the paddy fields turned into greenish look. The growers are so much busy in nurturing the paddy field with the hopes of getting desired production of the crops this season.
In order to make the cultivation programme a success, Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation distributed high quality Aman seed to the farmers of the district at fair prices through its sale centers and approved dealers, official sources said.
Besides, different state run commercial banks including Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) are disbursing agri loans on easy terms to the poor and marginal farmers of the district to help them cultivate the T-Aman paddy, said M. Bellal Hossain, deputy general manager of RAKUB here.
In addition, DAE has been conducting training for the farmers for adopting modern technologies of paddy cultivation, crop management and preservation of quality seed, the sources said.
To ensure the production of T-Aman paddy in the district this year, Barind Multipurpose Development Authority has also kept its electricity run 450 deep tube wells fully ready to supply irrigation water to the Aman paddy field, if necessary, said executive engineer M Qudrat-e-Elahi.
Talking to the BSS, Deputy Director of DAE AKM Ruhul Amin said availability of fertilizers, insecticides and other necessary agri inputs had been ensured at the grass root level of the district during the current Aman season.
