JOYPURHAT, Apr 1 (BSS): Plantation of Boro seedlings has been completed aimed to produce 0.34 million tonnes of rice in the current robi season in the district.
A total of 71,315 hectares of land have been brought under the Boro paddy cultivation in five upazilas of the district to produce 0.34 million of rice in the district, Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources said Sunday.
Different state run agencies including BADC, DAE and BCIC took necessary steps for ensuring proper supply of improved quality boro seeds, fertilizers, irrigation and agricultural equipment to the cultivators to reach the production target.
Apart from this, all the state-run banks including Bangladesh Krishi Unnayon Bank disbursed agricultural loans to the farmers' especially poor and marginal for making them capable to run their boro cultivation smoothly without facing any financial problem, the sources added.
Deputy Director of DAE Azhar Ali Mondal told BSS that the crops specialists and field-level officials have been rendering field- level services to the cultivators following directives of the government to boost production.
The concerned officials have been visiting Boro fields regularly to inspire the cultivators to adopt modern methods and technology to get desired result by reducing production cost, he said.
Jessore filling
station robbed
BENAPOLE, Apr 1 (UNB): Robbers looted cash Tk60,000 and eight mobile phone sets from a filling station on the Jessore-Benapole Road in Meghla area early Tuesday.
Locals said a gang of armed robbers wearing masks, numbering 8-10, stormed 'Golf Filling Station' in the area at about 2:30am.
0.34m tonnes Boro yield expected in Joypurhat
FE Team | Published: April 02, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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