Farmers happy over wheat production in Joypurhat

JOYPURHAT, May 26 (BSS): Bumper wheat production has brought smile on the face of farmers of all the five upazilas in the district as they got fair price for the crop during the current season.

Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) had a target of cultivating wheat on 1,724 hectares of land here, but exceeding the target wheat was cultivated on 1,850 hectares and 5,500 tonnes of wheat were produced.

Deputy Director of DAE Azhar Ali Mondal told BSS that the farmers of the area were found interested in wheat farming on more new lands due to availability of seeds, fertilisers, insecticides and other agri-inputs in a favourable climatic condition.

He said the field level DAE officers are motivating the farmers to cultivate wheat on their land in a large scale to meet the demand of people and make the growers economically benefited.