Big plan to cultivate mustard in Gaibandha
Monday, 29 November 2010
Our correspondent,
GAIBANDHA, Nov 28: An extensive plan has been taken to cultivate mustard in all the seven upazilas of the district during the current Rabi season.
Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources said a total of 7573 hectares of land would the brought under this cultivation programme with a production target of 8286 metric tons of mustard this year.
Of the total, some 600 hectares of land would be brought under this cultivation in Sadar Upazila, 500 hectares in Sadullapur Upazila, 450 in Palashbari Upazila, 4500 hectares in Gobindaganj Upazila, 500 hectares in Sundarganj Upazila, 700 hectares in Saghata Upazila and 283 hectares in Fulchhari Upazila of the district, sources said.
Over 90 per cent cultivation has already been completed and the rest will be completed very soon, said an official.
Adequate initiatives have been taken to ensure supply of quality seeds, fertilizers and other agri inputs to the farmers at fair prices to boost production of the crop, he also said.
Talking to the FE, deputy director of DAE M. Qurban Ali said step has been taken to bring the land of the farmers who lost their standing crops during the floods under this programme on priority basis to recover the losses.
GAIBANDHA, Nov 28: An extensive plan has been taken to cultivate mustard in all the seven upazilas of the district during the current Rabi season.
Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources said a total of 7573 hectares of land would the brought under this cultivation programme with a production target of 8286 metric tons of mustard this year.
Of the total, some 600 hectares of land would be brought under this cultivation in Sadar Upazila, 500 hectares in Sadullapur Upazila, 450 in Palashbari Upazila, 4500 hectares in Gobindaganj Upazila, 500 hectares in Sundarganj Upazila, 700 hectares in Saghata Upazila and 283 hectares in Fulchhari Upazila of the district, sources said.
Over 90 per cent cultivation has already been completed and the rest will be completed very soon, said an official.
Adequate initiatives have been taken to ensure supply of quality seeds, fertilizers and other agri inputs to the farmers at fair prices to boost production of the crop, he also said.
Talking to the FE, deputy director of DAE M. Qurban Ali said step has been taken to bring the land of the farmers who lost their standing crops during the floods under this programme on priority basis to recover the losses.