Efforts undertaken to attain Boro farming target in N region
Sunday, 30 December 2007
RAJSHAHI, Dec 29 (BSS): The authorities concerned, particularly the farmers, are making their utmost efforts to attain the Boro farming target in the districts under Rajshahi division.
Concerned sources said the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) has fixed a target of producing 59,58,980 tonnes of Boro rice from 15,08,137 hectares of land in the current Rabi season in 16 districts under the division.
The target in the last season was 56,78,523 tonnes from 14,40,261 hectares of land.
A drive has been taken to bring an additional 67,876 hectares of land under Boro farming in the current season in comparison with than that of the previous year for recouping the
losses caused by the recent flash floods in many areas of the region, sources said.
Considering the previous success and colossal damage caused to the agri-sector by the recent floods, special steps have been
taken this time by DAE, BMDA, BADC, BRRI and BARI to bring more land under Boro farming, including cultivation of hybrid varieties of Boro paddy on larger scales aiming to increase the production further.
Talking to the news ahency, Deputy Director of DAE, Rajshahi Rabindra Kumar Mazumder said special emphasis has been given to using the latest technologies and quality hybrid seeds this time to help the farmers achieve the target and a bumper Boro yield during the current season.
The DAE experts said the farmers could achieve more yield this year as special awareness building and training activities are being conducted for them on the latest agro-technologies. The farmers are also being provided with all possible facilities by different agricultural organisations of the government.
The government has been distributing quality Boro seeds, fertilisers and other agri-inputs among the small and marginal flood-hit farmers while the authorities concerned and the Armed Forces closely monitoring the overall fertiliser, diesel and power supply situation for a smooth farming of Boro crop this season, officials said.
Concerned sources said the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) has fixed a target of producing 59,58,980 tonnes of Boro rice from 15,08,137 hectares of land in the current Rabi season in 16 districts under the division.
The target in the last season was 56,78,523 tonnes from 14,40,261 hectares of land.
A drive has been taken to bring an additional 67,876 hectares of land under Boro farming in the current season in comparison with than that of the previous year for recouping the
losses caused by the recent flash floods in many areas of the region, sources said.
Considering the previous success and colossal damage caused to the agri-sector by the recent floods, special steps have been
taken this time by DAE, BMDA, BADC, BRRI and BARI to bring more land under Boro farming, including cultivation of hybrid varieties of Boro paddy on larger scales aiming to increase the production further.
Talking to the news ahency, Deputy Director of DAE, Rajshahi Rabindra Kumar Mazumder said special emphasis has been given to using the latest technologies and quality hybrid seeds this time to help the farmers achieve the target and a bumper Boro yield during the current season.
The DAE experts said the farmers could achieve more yield this year as special awareness building and training activities are being conducted for them on the latest agro-technologies. The farmers are also being provided with all possible facilities by different agricultural organisations of the government.
The government has been distributing quality Boro seeds, fertilisers and other agri-inputs among the small and marginal flood-hit farmers while the authorities concerned and the Armed Forces closely monitoring the overall fertiliser, diesel and power supply situation for a smooth farming of Boro crop this season, officials said.