Bumper Boro output likely in Rangpur region

RANGPUR, May 10 (BSS): A bumper production of Boro paddy is likely in Rangpur agriculture region where harvest of the major cereal crop continues in full swing with excellent yield rate making farmers happy this season.
Officials of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) said farmers have already harvested Boro paddy on 12.24 per cent of their cultivated land area with an average yield rate. The DAE has fixed a target of producing 22,07,132 tonnes of clean Boro rice (33,10,698 tonnes in terms of paddy) from 5,03,550 hectares of land for all five districts under Rangpur agriculture region this season.
"Farmers have finally brought 5,05,235 hectares of land under Boro cultivation exceeding the fixed farming target by 1,685 hectares of land or 0.33 per cent," Additional Director of the DAE's Rangpur region Agriculturist Md. Tauhidul Ikbal told the news agency on Tuesday.
"Till Monday, farmers have harvested Boro paddy from 61,851 hectares of land in the region producing over 2,28,291 tonnes of clean rice at the average yield rate of 3.69 tonnes of clean rice per hectare," Ikbal said.