Rajshahi DAE eyes 0.43m tonnes of wheat output

RAJSHAHI, Dec 23 (BSS): Farmers and all other field level agricultural officials, scientists and researchers concerned have taken all sorts of need-based steps for making the current-season's wheat farming a total success everywhere in the region.
The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has set a target of producing around 0.43 million tonnes of wheat from around 0.13 million hectares of land in all eight districts under Rajshahi division.
"We have adequate preparations and all the field level officials and staff concerned are working relentlessly to attain the target," said SM Mustafizur Rahman, additional director of DAE, while talking to the news agency.
He mentioned that the farmers were seen bringing more lands under wheat farming than that of target fixed by DAE for the last couple of years.