The interim government has undertaken a plan to produce 2.26 crore metric tons of boro rice from 50.70 lakh hectares of land during this year, reports BSS.
In view of this the government has taken all out preparations for smooth cultivation of the single largest crop variety in the country.
The early boro cultivation has already begun at the haor area while plain land farmers started preparing seedlings.
The government has taken steps to ensure supply of adequate fertilizer including the urea and non-urea as country’s two-third rice is produced during boro season.
Regarding the achievement of the boro production, M Saiful Alam, Director General (DG) of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) said, country’s major demand of food supply is usually met by the boro production.
To fulfill the target, he said, hybrid, different high yielding variety (HYV) and local variety will be cultivated during the season.
DAE is encouraging the farmers to cultivate the high yielding variety like BRRI-29 for achieving the optimum production according to the target, said by Sarker Safi Uddin Ahmed, director (field service) of DAE.
“We are suggesting the farmers to cultivate different mega varieties like BR-89, 92 and BR-102 as the farmers can get significant production”, he said.
According to DAE target hybrid rice will be cultivated on 14,94,920 hectares of land, high yielding variety on 35,61012 hectares of land and local variety on 13,500 hectares of land.
Bd-pratidin English/Tanvir Raihan
