RANGPUR, Mar 03: The maize growers in five districts under Rangpur agriculture region are hopeful of a bountiful yield of the crop during the current season.
This year the maize cultivators of Rangpur agriculture region have become overjoyed to witness a congenial weather condition which is predicting a good production of the crop.
While visiting some areas of the region, this correspondent saw that maize plants under the region are growing well.
The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), Rangpur official sources said maize has been cultivated on around 85,180 hectares of land this year in five districts in the zone. The districts are Rangpur, Kurigram, Gaibandha, Nilphamari and Lalmonirhat.
Owing to good profit and repeated good yield in comparison with some other crops the peasants are showing their interest in the cultivation of the crop in recent years.
Akkas Ali, a farmer of Abirerpara area at Mithapukur Upazila in Rangpur told The Financial Express that he cultivated the crop on 45 decimals of land during this season and plants are growing well, signalling a bumper production of the crop. If the weather remains congenial he will get satisfactory output, he also said.
Nazrul, another farmer of village Khansama at Kawnia upazila in Rangpur said he cultivated maize on one bigha of land this year and is expecting a bumper production of the crop, if the weather remains conducive. Last year he also got good yield as well as satisfactory price of the crop which encouraged him to enhance its farming this season, he further said.
Sources said like in the mainland, the landless and river eroded char people have also brought more char lands under maize farming this year. Many farmers have cultivated maize instead of tobacco in the areas this year, sources added.
DAE, Rangpur sources said adequate water supply, agri-inputs and congenial weather condition expanded maize cultivation in the region this year, making the peasants confident of an excellent output of the crop.
DAE is providing the growers with necessary advices in this regard to boost up the production of the crop this year, sources added.
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