JAMALPUR, Jan 23, 2019 (BSS)-Farmers in the district have started cotton
harvesting with a production target of 750 metric tonnes (MTs) of seed cotton
in the current season.
Sources concerned said the farmers cultivated different varieties of cotton
seeds on 225 hectares of land in the district this year.
Amid a favourable climatic condition, a total of 1650 bales of cotton fibre
are expected to be produced in the district.
The cash crop is being cultivated on vast char lands in Pathalia,
Senerchar, Piyerpur, Banarerpar, Charjatharthapur and Chandra in Jamalpur
Sadar upazila and Perojpur, Deflarchar, Savarharchar in Islampur upazila.
Abdul Majid, a farmer of Pathalia village, said, “He cultivated cotton on
two bighas of land this year. He is expecting a profit of Tk 30,000 from the
cropping this time.”
This year the farmers cultivated five cotton seed varieties-CB-12, CB-14,
CB Hybrid-1, Rupali-1 and DM- 3.
Cotton Development Board has under taken various projects to encourage
farmers to increase cotton production in the country.