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The cultivation of transplanted (T) Aman paddy is nearing completion in all seven upazilas of Gaibandha during the current season.
Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) official sources said a total of 1,27,460 hectares of land have been brought under T-Aman harvest this year.
At the initial stage of the season, the farmers were facing troubles in farming the paddy for want of rainfall.
Later, after getting the desired rainfall at the beginning of the Bangla month Bhadra, the farmers have their work cut out with farming the paddy on their respective land.
Meanwhile, T-Aman paddy was grown in 1,22,229 hectares of land till August 24 and the rest of the land would devoted to farming within August 30, said an official of the DAE.
To bring the total land under T-Aman farming, the farmers of the district prepared seedbeds on 7,089 hectares of land, he also said.
Earlier, to make the harvest a grand success, Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) distributed high-quality Aman seed in the nick of time to the farmers at fair prices.
Besides, different state-run commercial banks including Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank disbursed agri loans on easy terms to the poor and marginal farmers of the district to help them cultivate the paddy on their land, sources said.
Apart from this, DAE also provided training to the farmers of the district for adopting modern technologies of paddy cultivation, crop management and preservation of quality seed.
The Deputy Director of DAE Khorshed Alam Sarker said necessary measures have been taken for the availability of fertilizers, insecticides and other agri inputs across the district.
Farmers have already cultivated 96 per cent of their total land till August 24 and the rest will be finished by August 30.
