JAMALPUR, Nov 23, 2019 (BSS) – Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE)
distributed Taka 15.44 lakh as incentive among 8,000 small and marginal
farmers in the district for cultivating maize this Robi season.
Under the incentive program, a farmer also got two kilograms of maize
seed, 20 kilograms DAP fertilizer and 10 kilograms MOP fertilizer free of
cost for cultivation maize on one bigha of land, a DAE official said.
Of the total, 1200 farmers got incentive for cultivating maize in Sadar
upazila, 1200 farmers in Sarishabari, 800 farmers in Melandaha, 1200 farmers
in Islampur, 1400 farmers in Dewanganj, 1200 farmers in Madarganj and 1000
farmers in Bakshiganj upazila.