Bumper mustard output expected in Brahmanbaria
Wednesday, 23 February 2011
Our Correspondent
BRAHMANBARIA, Feb 22: A bumper mustard harvest is expected in Brahmanbaria district this season as its production has doubled in same areas of the district, sources said.
Massive steps were taken to cultivate mustard in eight Upazilas of Brahmanbaria district in the current season.
Meanwhile, the crop has almost matured and the plants were full of flowers, which added a scenic beauty to the fields.
According to the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources, a total of 6811 hectares of land was brought under mustard cultivation this year with the target of 8532 metric tonnes. Of the target 1300 hectares were cultivated at Ashugonj, 350 hectares at Akhaura, 1660 hectares at Nasirnagar, 406 hectares at Bancharampur, 1500 hectares at Nabinagar, 750 hectares at Sarail, 395 hectares at Sadar and 450 hectares at Kasba upazilas.
The target was ten percent higher than the previous year. Harvesting of the crop is likely to be completed by the end of February.
Gias Uddin, a farmer at Akhaura Upazila told the Financial Express that he managed seeds from BADC and cultivated three acres of land. He was very optimistic about the production.
Md Mozammel Hoque, Deputy Director of local DAE said that the farmers were getting interested in mustard cultivation in recent years. The lifetime of the crop is around 100 days.
The farmers are happy with the harvest and its price, sources said.
BRAHMANBARIA, Feb 22: A bumper mustard harvest is expected in Brahmanbaria district this season as its production has doubled in same areas of the district, sources said.
Massive steps were taken to cultivate mustard in eight Upazilas of Brahmanbaria district in the current season.
Meanwhile, the crop has almost matured and the plants were full of flowers, which added a scenic beauty to the fields.
According to the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources, a total of 6811 hectares of land was brought under mustard cultivation this year with the target of 8532 metric tonnes. Of the target 1300 hectares were cultivated at Ashugonj, 350 hectares at Akhaura, 1660 hectares at Nasirnagar, 406 hectares at Bancharampur, 1500 hectares at Nabinagar, 750 hectares at Sarail, 395 hectares at Sadar and 450 hectares at Kasba upazilas.
The target was ten percent higher than the previous year. Harvesting of the crop is likely to be completed by the end of February.
Gias Uddin, a farmer at Akhaura Upazila told the Financial Express that he managed seeds from BADC and cultivated three acres of land. He was very optimistic about the production.
Md Mozammel Hoque, Deputy Director of local DAE said that the farmers were getting interested in mustard cultivation in recent years. The lifetime of the crop is around 100 days.
The farmers are happy with the harvest and its price, sources said.