Cultivation of jute starts in Nilphamari

Our Correspondent NILPHAMARI, Apr 23: Cultivation of jute has started in Nilphamari district. The farmers ploughed the jute land and are waiting for its miniaturisation. After recent rain farmers started spraying jute seeds in their moistured farmland. In the meantime Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has set the target of jute cultivation in Nilphamari district at 12770 hectares of land of both local and Tossa varieties out of which local variety to be cultivated in 1831 hectares and Tossa in 10939 hectares of land. Sources added cultivation of another local variety of jute called Mesta which is sporadically cultivated in highlands across the district is also to begin soon.