A total of 4,000 small and marginal farmers got seed and fertilizer as incentives for boosting the production of Aman paddy in the district during the current season.
Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) office sources said the government has distributed 5 kilograms (kg) of Aman seed for cultivating one bigha of land and necessary fertilizers, including 10 kgs of Di-ammonium Phosphate (DAP) and 10 kgs of Muriate of Potash (MoP), among the farmers free of cost.
DAE office sources said Aman paddy generally grows on alluvial soil. So, the seed was distributed among the selected cultivators of five of seven upazilas of the district. The Upazilas are: Manikganj Sadar, Saturia, Singair, Ghior and Daulatpur. The farmers of the district cultivated the Aman paddy on their land after harvesting the Boro paddy.
DAE has set a target of cultivation of Aman paddy on 10,050 hectares of land with a production target of 33,789 metric tons of clean rice in the district during the current season.
The cultivation of Aman paddy is continuing, the DAE office sources said, adding that a favourable weather is prevailing all over the district.
