RAJSHAHI, Mar 5 (BSS): Instead of the long-lasting conventional method the potato farmers have started using mechanised harvester as it saves cost and reduces labour requirement during the peak harvesting season for the last couple of years in the region.
According to the sources concerned, the potato-harvester driven by power tiller has been developed in Regional Wheat Research Centre (RWRC) in Rajshahi recently.
Golam Rasul, a potato farmer of Dayengrhat village under Paba upazila of the district, said potato harvester meets up the labour shortage through speeding up the harvesting process. It can harvest potato from around 10-12 bighas of land on an average a day depending upon the operator's skill.
Mechanised harvester a blessing for potato farmers in Rajshahi
FE Team | Published: March 06, 2015 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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