Bumper production of wheat expected in N-region
Sunday, 10 February 2008
RANGPUR, Feb 9 (BSS): After many years, farmers of the northern region are expecting a bumper production of wheat this season as the farmers cultivated the crop on more lands this year than the previous seasons.
Farmers and officials concerned of the region told the news agency that the fixed target might be achieved for the first time in recent years this season as the growers have cultivated the crop on more lands than the fixed target in many of the northern districts.
The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) had fixed a target of producing 469,220 tonnes of wheat from 222,962 hectares during the current Rabi season in the region.
DAE sources said, a target of producing 233,600 tonnes wheat from 110,762 hectares was fixed in eight districts under Rangpur Agriculture Zone and 235,620 tonnes from 112,200 hectares in another eight districts under Rajshahi Agriculture Zone this season.
The sources said, departments concerned, including DAE, Armed Forces, Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation and Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute, had taken special steps to make the programme a success.
The DAE fixed the target for producing the wheat in the region could not be achieved during the last five consecutive seasons due to various reasons, including diversification of crop farming and less interest of farmers in cultivating the crop, the sources added.
During the last Rabi season, the DAE fixed the target for producing 491,507 tonnes of wheat from 284,108 hectares in the northern districts and the target was not achieved during the past several consecutive seasons.
Officials are expecting to achieve the target as motivational activities were conducted and the farmers were provided with quality wheat seeds, fertilisers and other necessary inputs under the post-flood agriculture rehabilitation programme, the sources said.
Besides, the landless, small and marginal farmers have cultivated wheat in vast tract of the sandy char lands in the Brahmaputra and the Jamuna river basins this period that will add to the overall production of the crop.
Deputy Director of DAE in Rangpur area Kamal Shariful Alam told the news agency that the government had made its best efforts to popularise wheat farming throughout the country for achieving the production target fixed this year and onwards.
Farmers and officials concerned of the region told the news agency that the fixed target might be achieved for the first time in recent years this season as the growers have cultivated the crop on more lands than the fixed target in many of the northern districts.
The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) had fixed a target of producing 469,220 tonnes of wheat from 222,962 hectares during the current Rabi season in the region.
DAE sources said, a target of producing 233,600 tonnes wheat from 110,762 hectares was fixed in eight districts under Rangpur Agriculture Zone and 235,620 tonnes from 112,200 hectares in another eight districts under Rajshahi Agriculture Zone this season.
The sources said, departments concerned, including DAE, Armed Forces, Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation and Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute, had taken special steps to make the programme a success.
The DAE fixed the target for producing the wheat in the region could not be achieved during the last five consecutive seasons due to various reasons, including diversification of crop farming and less interest of farmers in cultivating the crop, the sources added.
During the last Rabi season, the DAE fixed the target for producing 491,507 tonnes of wheat from 284,108 hectares in the northern districts and the target was not achieved during the past several consecutive seasons.
Officials are expecting to achieve the target as motivational activities were conducted and the farmers were provided with quality wheat seeds, fertilisers and other necessary inputs under the post-flood agriculture rehabilitation programme, the sources said.
Besides, the landless, small and marginal farmers have cultivated wheat in vast tract of the sandy char lands in the Brahmaputra and the Jamuna river basins this period that will add to the overall production of the crop.
Deputy Director of DAE in Rangpur area Kamal Shariful Alam told the news agency that the government had made its best efforts to popularise wheat farming throughout the country for achieving the production target fixed this year and onwards.