Boro paddy harvesting and threshing is going on in all the districts of the Sylhet division. There was no incident of dam breaking in Sylhet as there was no flood or heavy rain. Besides, the yield has been good this year as the weather has been favorable compared to last year. Sylhet Agriculture Extension Directorate says that 80 percent of paddy harvesting has already been completed in the district. In the next 4 to 5 days, 100% of the harvested paddy will be threshed.
In addition, the use of technology for harvesting rice has increased. Harvester and reaper machines are being used day and night to harvest paddy. That's why the labor crisis could not be a headache for the farmers. The harvester machine cut the paddy and threshed it immediately and cleaned the straw completely. This has saved the farmers financially as well as harvesting paddy in less time. As a result, farmers can take digital advantage.
Farmers say that they have faced a lot of losses due to natural calamities in the last few years. But this year the yield has been good as the weather has been favorable. Haor paddy harvesting is almost over. Although there is a labor shortage, harvester machines have made paddy harvesting much easier. However, in some areas, the Bri-28 variety of rice has been affected by blast disease.
Additional Deputy Director (PP) of Sylhet Agriculture Extension Department Mohammad Anichuzzaman said that if there is no natural disaster and if rice can be brought home on time, there will be a record production in the borough this year. This year the production target is 3 lakh 42 thousand 955 metric tons. If everything goes well, bore paddy production in Sylhet will go above the target.
Anichuzzaman said that the target of boro rice cultivation was 84 thousand 700 hectares of land this year in the Sylhet district, but boro rice cultivation was done on 85 thousand 150 hectares of land. Meanwhile, 95 percent of paddy harvesting has been completed in Haor and 70 percent of paddy harvesting has been completed outside Haor. In all, 80 percent of Boro paddy has been harvested. In the next few days, 100% of the harvested paddy will be threshed, he said.
Anichuzzaman also said that Sylhet is harvesting paddy with 371 harvesters. Due to this, the farmers do not have to suffer even if there is a labor shortage. However, in some areas, the Bri-28 variety of rice has been affected by blast disease. This is due to a lack of irrigation. Now those who are reaping the rice are benefiting.
Meanwhile in Sunamganj district Boro paddy has been cultivated in 137 haors on 2 lakh 22 thousand 795 hectares of land. Boro paddy has been cultivated on 60 thousand 57 hectares of land in Moulvibazar. Among them, hour cultivation has been done on 27 thousand 757 hectares of land. Boro rice has been planted on 47 thousand 35 hectares of land in Habiganj.
