Boro harvest begins in Narsingdi

Narsingdi Correspondent :
Harvesting of Boro paddy has begun in all the six upazilas of the district though it will get momentum from the first week of May.
Officials of Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) and farmers are expecting a bumper production of paddy in the district as the crop has grown excellently well under favorable weather 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 yields this year.
Deputy Director DAE of Narsingdi Latafat Hossain told BSS that the DAE has fixed a target of producing 2,15,000 tons of Boro paddy from 54,800 hectares of land.
But production of Boro might cross the target as the farmers finally cultivated 55,600 hectares of land in the district. Besides, the Boro plants grew superbly this time under favorable climate condition and there was no major incident of pest attack in the district.
He hoped that if the climate does not turn hostile, over 2,50,000 tons of Boro rice are expected to be produced in the district this year. He said the local DAE provided the farmers with logistic support including seeds and fertilizers and necessary equipment.