The harvesting of Aman paddy is going on in full swing in all the seven upazilas of the district.
Farmers are expecting excellent production of the Transplanted Aman (T-Aman) rice as the plants of the paddy grew well for favorable weather condition alongside getting all necessary agro-inputs.
The Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) sources said a total of 27,133 hectares of land was brought under T-Aman cultivation during the current season in all seven upazilas of the district although 1,800 hectares croplands were damaged by the flood water.
Md Shahjahan Ali Biswas, deputy director of the DAE said: “Our field level officials have extended all necessary supports to provide agro-inputs and fertilizers according to the fertility of the land.”
A good number of farmers have cultivated high-yielding varieties of rice including BRI- 49, BRI-39, BRI-51, BRI-52 and BINA-7 for getting more profit but some other growers of the district planted popular local varieties of Aman paddy on their croplands like Nazirshail, Rajbhog, Kotoktara, Paijam and Dapo as usual, the sources added.
Abdul Hafij, a farmer of Mouhali village under Baratia union of Ghior upazila, said he has cultivated T-Aman paddy on his land after harvesting mustard and Boro paddy and achieved its good production.
Like Abdul Hafij, many other farmers have been cultivating three crops on the same land for the last few years. Moreover, they are interested to cultivate Aman paddy for getting straw for their cattle.
A group of cultivators of the district said: “Earlier, we celebrated ‘Nabanno’ festival at the advent of Bangla month ‘Agrahayan’ with much festivity as Aman was the main food crop in the country.”
