Agriculture Department has taken an incentive programme on vegetable cultivations, involving Tk 7.15 lakh, for flood affected farmers in the district during this Robi season.
Under the programme, 7140 small and marginal farmers who lost crops in the recent flood will get the incentive on five vegetables.
According to Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) office sources each of the farmer will get seeds for cultivation vegetable on 13 decimal of land. The vegetable seeds are tomato, brinjal, red amaranth, Palong shak and Bottle gourd.
Additional Deputy Director, DAE, Muhammad Harun-Or- Rashid said after Upazila wise allocation of farmers, the incentive will be disbursed as soon as possible.
