Boro paddy harvesting in Netrokona district is going on in full swing for last two weeks. Agriculture experts of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) Netrakona office and Boro cultivators said, they are expecting bumper production of the Boro rice this season after seeing the better output rate of the crop.
It has been seen that the cultivators in different areas were passing their busy times in their Boro fields for harvesting the golden colored ripened Boro paddy with festive mood. DAE Netrakona office sources said, meanwhile, about 35 percent of the ripened Boro paddy has been harvested in the district while harvesting of 85 percent Boro paddy of the haor areas under the district has been completed by the farmers till Thursday.
During the current Boro season, a target was designed for cultivating Boro paddy on 1,84,470 hectors of land with a plan to produce 7,76,775 tonnes of the Boro rice. However, Boro was cultivated on a total of 1,84,735 hectors of land, exceeding this year’s target.
Deputy Director of the DAE Netrakona Mohammad Nuruzzaman told BSS that, farmers could exceed the Boro paddy cultivation target this season as the weather condition was favorable and different state-run agencies including BADC, BCIC and PDB ensured proper supply of high quality seeds, seedlings, fertilizers, uninterrupted electricity supply and irrigation machineries and agricultural inputs at the door-steps of the farmers following directives of the government.
Replying to number of questions, he said, 85 percent of ripened Boro paddy of the Haor areas under the district have already been harvested by the farmers. “Farmers are using 760 combined harvester machines and 33 paddy ripper machines for harvesting their Boro paddy in ten upazilas of the district”, he said adding that more than 39,425 day –labors or workers are working in the Boro fields of the district.
The deputy director said, over 7.76 lakhs tonnes of the Boro rice are expected to be produced in the
district if the weather condition will remain favorable till ending of the harvesting period.
