Bumper T-Aman yield makes Jamalpur farmers happy

Farmers of the district are happy getting bumper production of Transplanted Aman (T-Aman) this year.

Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) office sources said a total of 3,06,361 tonnes of T-Aman rice was produced in the district exceeding the production target.

This year 17,020 tonnes additional T-Aman paddy was produced than the last year’s production.

The DAE office sources said due to favourable weather and availability of agricultural input farmers got additional production this year.

Farmers cultivated three varieties of T-Aman like High-Breed, High Yielding Variety and local variety.

After harvesting farmers got 82,237 tonnes of High Breed variety, 2,03,463 tonnes of High Yielding Variety and 20,661 tonnes of local variety.

Of the total production, 85,860 tonnes was produced in Jamalpur Sadar upazila, 43,040 tonnes in Sarishabari, 47,378 tonnes in Melandah, 24,170 tonnes in Islampur, 20,778 tonnes in Dewanganj, 42,574 tonnes in Madarganj and 42,561 tonnes in Bakshiganj upazila.

Samiul Haque Shamim, a farmer of Daudpur village in Melandah upazila, said he cultivated T-Aman on 10 bighas of land and got bumper production of the paddy.

Deputy Director of Department of Agriculture Extension Nitai Chandra Banik said due to favorable weather farmers are getting good yield of Aman paddy this year.