Awami League's farmer affiliate Bangladesh Krishok League on Saturday helped farmers harvest in Chuadanga due to shortage of labours amid the nationwide lockdown over growing coronavirus outbreak.
A group of Krishok League leaders and activists harvested 5 bighas of paddy of farmers Shamshul Islam and Nazrul Islam in Paiyekpara in Alamdanga upazila.
Most farmers face labour shortage during the boro harvest due to the virus outbreak, farmer Shamshul Islam said. Krishok League would stand by the farmers for harvesting, it leader Ashaduzzaman said.
According to District Agriculture Extension Department, boro paddy was cultivated on some 31,725 hectares of land in four upazilas of the district during this harvest.
Of which, 5,995 hectares were in Sadar Upazila, 10,690 hectares in Alamdanga, 8,940 hectares in Damurhuda and 6,100 hectares of land in Jibannagar upazila.
