M A Awal, Narsingdi :Harvesting of Boro paddy has began in all the six upazilas of the district though the same will get full momentum from the first week of May.Concerned experts, official and farmers are expecting a bumper production of paddy in the district as the crop has grown excellent under favourable climate condition everywhere in the district this year.The enthusiastic farmers are now busy for harvesting their cash crop. They hope that the prevailing climate condition would help them for harvesting the bumper Boro yields this year. Deputy Director Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) Narsingdi, Abbas Uddin told The New Nation that the department has fixed a target of producing 2,15000 tons of Boro rice from 54710 hectares of land. But production of Boro rice might cross the target as the farmers finally cultivated 1600 hectares more land then the targeted land. Beside the Boro plants grew superbly this time under favorable climate condition and no major incident of pest attack in the district. He hope that if there is no climate hazard over 2,50,000 tons of Boro rice are expected to be produced in the district this year. He said the local AED provided the farmers with logistic support including seeds and fertilizers and necessary equipmentsFarmers Abdur Rahman,Golam hossain.Haipad Das and Brijan Roy said they have already completed harvesting their Boro dhan and got excellent production.
