Boro harvest continues in northern region

Harvest of Boro paddy has been continuing in full swing in the northern region of the country with an excellent yield rate. Sources at the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) said, the framers have already completed Boro harvest on 328,000 hectares, which is 20.46 per cent of the total cultivated land of 1.63 million hectares. The average yield rate achieved so far stands at 4.5 to 5.5 tonnes clean rice per hectare for hybrid variety, 3.7 to 4.2 tonnes for high yielding variety and 1.65 to 1.85 tonnes for local variety. The farmers have so far produced more than 1.32 million tonnes Boro crop in terms of clean rice after completing harvest on 328000 hectares with an average yield rate of 4.03 tonnes clean rice per hectare. The Boro output might exceed the fixed production target if its present average yield remains steady till end of the harvesting process amid favourable climatic conditions, said horticulture specialist of the DAE Khondker Md Mesbahul Islam, according to BSS.