Rajshahi farmers getting incentives for Rabi crops

RAJSHAHI, Nov 19 (BSS): Around 0.14 million small and marginal farmers are getting special agriculture incentives in terms of seed and fertilisers worth around Tk 177 million in eight districts under Rajshahi division.

According to the officials concerned, Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has been distributing the support to assist the small and marginal farmers in cultivating eight varieties of crops during the 2018-2019 Rabi and Kharip-1 seasons.

SM Mustafizur Rahman, Additional Director of DAE, said distribution of the incentives for boro, wheat, maize, mustard, groundnut and BT brinjal crops continues while the farmers will get the same for summer sesame seed and mungbean later.

He, however, said incentive distribution for farming Boro, wheat, maize, mustard and BT brinjal is now on the final stage.