MANIKGANJ, Sept 06 (BSS): Sugarcane cultivators in the district are expecting bumper production during the current season due to favourable weather conditions in Manikganj.
Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources said a total of 503 hectares of land have been brought under sugarcane cultivation during the current season.
Soil of Singair upazila is suitable for sugarcane cultivation. So most of the sugarcane was cultivated in Singair upazila of the district and those were not inundated by the seasonal water.
The DAE sources also said though there is no Sugar Mill in the district, but the farmers of the district specially the Singair upazila cultivate sugarcane as a cash crop.
Sugarcane of Singair is in great demand in and outside of the district as delicious drinks.
Afsar Uddin of village Bahir khola, a sugarcane trader, said harvesting of the sugarcane has already been started and its juice is always in great demand.
"So, now we're collecting sugarcane from fields to meet the immediate demand," Ahmad Ali, another sugarcane cultivator said.
"There is great demand for sugarcane round the year. Now it's for drinking and later it will be for making molasses," he added.
Abu Mohammad Enayet ullah, Deputy Director of DAE, said the cultivation of sugarcane in the district is increasing day by day for its demand.
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