GAIBANDHA, Dec 15 (BSS): An extensive Boro cultivation programme has been taken in all the seven upazilas of the district during the current season.
Official sources said the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) has set a plan to bring 1,24,179 hectares of land under Boro cultivation this year with a production target of 5,01,039 tonnes of rice.
Of the total, some 19,500 hectares would be brought under the cultivation in Sadar Upazila, 14,500 in Sadullapur Upazila, 12,700 in Palashbari Upazila, 30,375 in Gobindaganj Upazila, 24,150 in Sundarganj Upazila, 14,750 in Shaghata Upazila and 8,204 in Fulchhari Upazila.
Talking to the BSS, deputy director of DAE here Mir Abdur Razzak said the farmers of the district were taking preparations to farm Boro paddy on their respective land successfully.
Massive Boro farming programme in Gaibandha
FE Team | Published: December 16, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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