Farmers cultivate Boro on 1.29 lakh hectares

Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has set a target to bring 1,29,300 hectares of land under Boro cultivation in the district this current Robi season.

Farmers will cultivate three varieties of Boro paddy of which High-breed on 47,000 hectares of land with a production target of 2,39,700 tonnes rice, High Yielding Variety on 82,000 hectares with a production target of 3,28,820 tonnes rice and local variety on 300 hectares of land with a production target of 543 tonnes rice, DAE office sources said.

Agriculture department has fixed a target of producing a total of 5,69,063 tonnes of rice in all seven upazilas of the district this year.

Of the total, 34,670 hectares of land will be brought under boro cultivation in Sadar upazila, 18,508 hectares in Sarishabari, 20,497 hectares in Melandah, 16,616 hectares in Islampur, 9,127 hectares in Dewanganj, 16,604 hectares in Madarganj and 13,278 hectares in Bakshiganj upazila.

Deputy Director of Seed Marketing Khagendra Chandra Roy said BADC allotted 798 tonnes Boro seed for selling among the farmers.