A total of 6,200 small and marginal farmers in five upazilas of the district will get seeds and fertilizers free of cost as an agriculture incentive under the incentive and rehabilitation program for the cultivation of mustard in the Rabi season.
To increase the interest of farmers in mustard cultivation, the amount of incentive support and the number of farmers has increased significantly in the financial year 2023-24 in the district, Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) Abdul Quader Sardar said.
He said that each farmer will give one kg of mustard seeds, 10kgs of Di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) fertilizer and 10kgs of Muriate of potash (MOP) fertilizer free of cost among 6,200 farmers for mustard cultivation one bigha of land.
The beneficiaries are 1,400 farmers in Sadar upazila, 1,200 in Muksudpur upazila, 1,300 in Kashiani upazila, 1,200 farmers in Kotalipara upazila and 1,100 farmers in Tungipara upazila will get mustard seed free of cost.
The distribution of the seeds and fertilizers will start very soon under the concerned Upazila Agriculture Office, he said.
