BSS, Rangpur :
Transplantation of Boro seedling has been nearing completion as the framers have already completed the process in about 95 percent of the fixed targeted land area in the northern districts this season.
According to official sources, the government has put maximum efforts and taken adequate steps to make the Boro farming programme successful through ensuring smooth irrigation, supply of fuels, fertilisers and electricity and other facilities to the farmers.
Despite continuous blockade and hartal, the concerned agriculture related departments and organisations have been providing necessary assistance to the farmers and working relentlessly as transplantation of Boro seedling is nearing completion.
According to the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources, farmers have already transplanted Boro seedling on 15.19 lakh hectares land, 95 percent of the fixed target of bringing 15.99 lakh hectares land this time under its cultivation in the region.
The government has fixed a record national target of producing over 1.89 crore tonnes of clean Boro rice from 4.78 lakh hectares of land throughout the country during the current 2014-2015 Boro seasons.
Under the programme, over 63.69 lakh tonnes of Boro rice, 33.56 per cent of the fixed national production target, will be produced in the northern region, commonly known as the country’s food granary, this season.
Of them, over 10.68 lakh tonnes hybrid Boro rice will be produced from over 2.26 lakh hectares land, 52.86 lakh tonnes high yielding variety rice from over 13.65 hectares and 21,813 tonnes local variety rice from 10,589 hectares land in the region.
According to the sources, nearly six lakh pumps including power and diesel driven deep tube wells, shallow tube wells and low lift pumps have been put into operation for irrigating the Boro fields in the region.
Talking to BSS today, Horticulture Specialist of the DAE Khondker Md Mesbahul Islam said transplantation of Boro seedling will be completed by the middle of the next month of March.
The Boro fields, transplanted earlier on the low-lying lands in the ‘beels’, ‘haors’, char areas and dried-up river beds and other areas, have been growing excellent and wearing eye-catching looks amid favourable climatic conditions.
Deputy Director of the DAE for Rangpur Zulfiquer Haider said the officials and experts of all concerned departments and organisations have been extending necessary assistance to the farmers and also monitoring supply of diesel, power and fertilisers.
The latest conservation agriculture technologies like Alternate Wetting and Drying irrigation method are also being provided to the farmers for enhancing Boro rice yield at lower costs and reducing lifting of underground water, he said.
While traveling vast areas here, this Reporter observed that the tender Boro plants have been growing excellent giving the fields eye-catching green looks and making the farmers busy in taking care of their growing Boro fields.
Transplantation of Boro seedling has been nearing completion as the framers have already completed the process in about 95 percent of the fixed targeted land area in the northern districts this season.
According to official sources, the government has put maximum efforts and taken adequate steps to make the Boro farming programme successful through ensuring smooth irrigation, supply of fuels, fertilisers and electricity and other facilities to the farmers.
Despite continuous blockade and hartal, the concerned agriculture related departments and organisations have been providing necessary assistance to the farmers and working relentlessly as transplantation of Boro seedling is nearing completion.
According to the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources, farmers have already transplanted Boro seedling on 15.19 lakh hectares land, 95 percent of the fixed target of bringing 15.99 lakh hectares land this time under its cultivation in the region.
The government has fixed a record national target of producing over 1.89 crore tonnes of clean Boro rice from 4.78 lakh hectares of land throughout the country during the current 2014-2015 Boro seasons.
Under the programme, over 63.69 lakh tonnes of Boro rice, 33.56 per cent of the fixed national production target, will be produced in the northern region, commonly known as the country’s food granary, this season.
Of them, over 10.68 lakh tonnes hybrid Boro rice will be produced from over 2.26 lakh hectares land, 52.86 lakh tonnes high yielding variety rice from over 13.65 hectares and 21,813 tonnes local variety rice from 10,589 hectares land in the region.
According to the sources, nearly six lakh pumps including power and diesel driven deep tube wells, shallow tube wells and low lift pumps have been put into operation for irrigating the Boro fields in the region.
Talking to BSS today, Horticulture Specialist of the DAE Khondker Md Mesbahul Islam said transplantation of Boro seedling will be completed by the middle of the next month of March.
The Boro fields, transplanted earlier on the low-lying lands in the ‘beels’, ‘haors’, char areas and dried-up river beds and other areas, have been growing excellent and wearing eye-catching looks amid favourable climatic conditions.
Deputy Director of the DAE for Rangpur Zulfiquer Haider said the officials and experts of all concerned departments and organisations have been extending necessary assistance to the farmers and also monitoring supply of diesel, power and fertilisers.
The latest conservation agriculture technologies like Alternate Wetting and Drying irrigation method are also being provided to the farmers for enhancing Boro rice yield at lower costs and reducing lifting of underground water, he said.
While traveling vast areas here, this Reporter observed that the tender Boro plants have been growing excellent giving the fields eye-catching green looks and making the farmers busy in taking care of their growing Boro fields.
