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Agriculture Minister Dr Abdur Razzaque on Sunday said 90 percent boro paddy have been harvested so far in the flood-prone haor areas.
On the other hand, 33 percent boro paddy have been harvested across the country so far which is a good start,
The minister said while speaking at a press briefing held at the secretariat.
Mentioning that boro season is the main season of paddy, Razzaque, said every year, 48-49 lakh hectares of land are brought under boro cultivation but this year, 50 lakh hectares of land have been brought under boro cultivation exceeding the target, reports UNB.
Of the total cultivation, 9.50 lakh hectares of land in haor areas have been brought under boro cultivation with a production target of 38 lakh tonnes of paddy, he said.
Recalling the previous experiences during the harvesting time of boro paddy, the minister said haro areas always see flash flood during boro season.
“But this year, 90 percent of paddy have been harvested in haro areas and we have made it possible as we encouraged the farmers to harvest their paddy earlier.”
Besides, boro growers in Sunamganj used 1,000 combine harvester and 668 reapers to harvest paddy, which is a great achievement, he said.
“This year, the government has set a target to produce 2.15 crore tonnes rice but we hope that we will be able to produce 2.20-2.25 crore tonnes,” he said.
Razzak also said that the price of paddy is better than the previous year and no complaint has been found yet from the farmers in this regard.
Bd-pratidin English/Golam Rosul
