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April
22, 2000
Bagerhat, Apr 21 (UNB) - Boro production in the
district appears to surpass its target due to favorable weather and
easy availability of fertilizer.
Farmers have already embarked on harvesting boro
paddy in all upazilas of the district with an estimated output target
of 1.2 metric tons per hectare.
Deputy Director of Agriculture Extension
Department Rafiqul Islam said boro paddy was cultivated on 21,035
hectares of land in the disrict against the target of 16,610 hectares.
The crop gathering is now going on in full swing
and is likely to be completed by the end of May.
Meanwhile, the Agriculture Extension Department
has taken up a program to plant Sojne, a nutritious and delicious
vegetable, in the district.
Under the program, Sojne saplings will be planted
on all barren lands alongside homesteads, roads and highways of the
district.
To popularize the cultivation of Sojne, the
department has already planted 2500 saplings alongside a number of
roads of the district.
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