Vegetables galore in N- districts
Tuesday, 14 December 2010
Our Correspondent
PABNA, Dec 13: Bumper production of the winter vegetables is expected throughout in the 16 northern districts under Rajshahi division during the current season. All varieties of winter vegetables have already appeared in good supply in the local markets and the yield rate achieved so far is found to be higher than the target due to early farming, officials in the Department of Agricultural Extension said.
The DAE has fixed an average yield rate of all varieties winter vegetables to 17 tonnes per hectare this time, the sources said. Under the programme, a total of 19, 54,500 tonnes of different varieties of vegetables will be produced in 1,25,500 hectares in all 16 districts under Rajshahi and Rangpur agriculture zones in the country's northern region this season.
Under the programme, 16,530 hectares in Pabna, 12,000 in
Rajshahi, 7,500 each in Naogaon and Sirajganj, 6,200
in Natore, 9,500 in Chapainawabganj, 8,500 in Bogra
and 5,100 hectares will be cultivated for winter vegetables in Joypurhat districts under Rajshahi Agriculture Zone, the DAE sources said.
Apart from this, 8,000 hectares of land were brought under winter vegetables in Rangpur, 6,000 each in Gaibandha, Nilphamari, Kurigram and Thakurgaon, 5,000 in Lalmonirhat, 10,000 in Dinajpur and 4,000 hectares in Panchagarh.
Officials said the DAE, Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute, Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation and many NGOs have been supplying adequate quality seeds, other agro-inputs and providing necessary technical assistance to the farmers for making the cultivation a total success.
Pabna Deputy Director of DAE Jaman Azam said emphasis was given on increasing production of high yielding seeds and saplings through farmers' level extension and application of the high yielding varieties. Farmers are being habituated with homestead gardening through establishing projection plot of improved technologies adjacent to the localities for enhancing the output. As a result of this, he said gardening around homesteads in the Barind region is becoming increasingly popular with production of different common fruits and vegetables for own consumption and also to sell the surplus for extra income.
In addition to this, he said modern technologies are being transferred among the growers level through farmers training, projection plot, field day and different types of campaign so that the farmers could make their cultivation more effective and profitable.
Different commercial banks, including Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank and other commercial banks and NGOs have been disbursing agriculture loans among the farmers to make the cultivation of winter vegetables successful.
PABNA, Dec 13: Bumper production of the winter vegetables is expected throughout in the 16 northern districts under Rajshahi division during the current season. All varieties of winter vegetables have already appeared in good supply in the local markets and the yield rate achieved so far is found to be higher than the target due to early farming, officials in the Department of Agricultural Extension said.
The DAE has fixed an average yield rate of all varieties winter vegetables to 17 tonnes per hectare this time, the sources said. Under the programme, a total of 19, 54,500 tonnes of different varieties of vegetables will be produced in 1,25,500 hectares in all 16 districts under Rajshahi and Rangpur agriculture zones in the country's northern region this season.
Under the programme, 16,530 hectares in Pabna, 12,000 in
Rajshahi, 7,500 each in Naogaon and Sirajganj, 6,200
in Natore, 9,500 in Chapainawabganj, 8,500 in Bogra
and 5,100 hectares will be cultivated for winter vegetables in Joypurhat districts under Rajshahi Agriculture Zone, the DAE sources said.
Apart from this, 8,000 hectares of land were brought under winter vegetables in Rangpur, 6,000 each in Gaibandha, Nilphamari, Kurigram and Thakurgaon, 5,000 in Lalmonirhat, 10,000 in Dinajpur and 4,000 hectares in Panchagarh.
Officials said the DAE, Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute, Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation and many NGOs have been supplying adequate quality seeds, other agro-inputs and providing necessary technical assistance to the farmers for making the cultivation a total success.
Pabna Deputy Director of DAE Jaman Azam said emphasis was given on increasing production of high yielding seeds and saplings through farmers' level extension and application of the high yielding varieties. Farmers are being habituated with homestead gardening through establishing projection plot of improved technologies adjacent to the localities for enhancing the output. As a result of this, he said gardening around homesteads in the Barind region is becoming increasingly popular with production of different common fruits and vegetables for own consumption and also to sell the surplus for extra income.
In addition to this, he said modern technologies are being transferred among the growers level through farmers training, projection plot, field day and different types of campaign so that the farmers could make their cultivation more effective and profitable.
Different commercial banks, including Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank and other commercial banks and NGOs have been disbursing agriculture loans among the farmers to make the cultivation of winter vegetables successful.