The harvesting of Aman paddy is going on in full swing all over the district.
Farmers are expecting excellent production of Transplanted Aman (T-Aman) rice as the cultivation target of T-Aman rice exceeded by the farmers during the current season.
Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) office sources here said a target was fixed to produce 27,280 tonnes of clean rice from 8,800 hectares of land in all seven upazilas.
The cultivators brought 10,002 hectares of land under the T-Aman cultivation with the production target of 31,006 tonnes of rice in the district. Besides, DAE fixed a target of sowing Aman paddy in 27,000 hectares of land in the district for the current season.
A total of 2,200 small and marginal farmers got seed and fertilizer free of cost as incentives for boosting the cultivation of Aman paddy in the district during the current season, the sources added.
Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) office sources said the government distributed seeds for cultivating one bigha of land and necessary fertilizers including 20-kg of Di-ammonium Phosphate (DAP) and 10-kg of Muriate of Potash (MoP) among the cultivators free of cost.
Deputy Director of DAE Abu Mohammad Enayet Ullah said the farmers of the district cultivated the Aman in their land after harvesting the Boro paddy as an extra crop and fodder for their cattle heads, adding that the farmers are expecting a good harvesting as the favourable weather was prevailing all over the district and the midterm heavy rainfall was a blessing for them.
