Over 98% of Aman cultivation target achieved in Khulna region

At least 98.82 per cent target of cultivating Aman paddy has been achieved in the Khulna agriculture region this season, an official said on Wednesday.

The Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) fixed a plantation target of 2,99,110 hectares of land and a production target of 84,723 tonnes of clean Aman rice (1,20,785 tones of paddy) in Khulna, Bagerhat, Satkhira and Narail in the region, DAE Deputy Director Md Hafizur Rahman said.

“Farmers have cultivated Aman rice on 2,95,570 hectares of land, less by 3,540 hectares or 1.18 per cent against the fixed farming target,” he said.

In Khulna, farmers cultivated Aman rice on 94,185 hectares of land, which exceeded 1,015 hectares or 101.09 per cent of the fixed farming target.

Besides, Bagerhat farmers have cultivated 71,170 hectares of land, less by 2,835 or 96.17 per cent against the fixed farming target, Satkhira farmers on 88,525 hectares, less by 1,385 hectares or 98.46 per cent and Narail farmers on 42,090 hectares, exceeded by 65 hectares or 101.15 per cent. Due to a shortfall of rain during the seedlings transplantation period in Bagerhat and Satkhira, farmers could not able to fulfil the cultivation target, said Rahman.

The farmers now have put their all-out efforts into nursing the growing Aman rice plants on vast tracts of croplands.