Narsingdi growers eye bumper summer veg output

NARSINGDI, Jun 10 (BSS): Growers of the district are expecting to produce about 1,50,000 tonnes of summer vegetable this season.

Deputy Director of Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) Lotapat Hossain told the news agency on Sunday that if the favourable weather condition prevails in the couple of weeks, the above mentioned production could be achieved that is expected to break all of its previous record.

He said some 8,550 hectares of land have been brought under summer vegetables cultivation in six upazilas of the district in the current season against 7,880 hectares last year.

The deputy director said the department encouraged the farmers to cultivate chemical free vegetables and imparted knowledge on the bad effects of using pesticides and chemical fertilizers on vegetables fields and also gave them training on pest management.

He also said the DAE has set a target to cultivate poison free vegetables on 1,200 hectares of land in the district.

The farmers are now producing poison free vegetables using organic fertilisers instead of chemical fertilisers and poisonous pesticides.