RAJSHAHI Nov 3, 2017 (BSS)- Some 3,514 flood-hit farmers received rehabilitation support here on Thursday so that they can recoup their losses.
Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) distributed the incentives including fertilizer and seed at a function in Godagari Upazila Parishad Auditorium.
Omor Faruque Chowdhury, MP, distributed the materials as chief guest with Upazila Nirbahi Officer Jahid Newaj in the chair.
Upazila Chairman Ishaque Ali Biswas, Agriculture Officer Towfiqur Rahman and Union Parishad Chairman Mujibur Rahman also spoke on the occasion.
Faruque Chowdhury told the meeting that the present government with dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been working relentlessly for improving the living and livelihood condition of the farmers.
Like this, around 54,696 flood-affected farmers will get rehabilitation facilities for recouping their losses in the region.
Of them, each of 9,000 enlisted farmers will get 20 kilograms of seeds, 20 kilograms of DAP and 10 kilograms of MOP fertilizers for wheat farming on at least one bigha of land while each of 9,600 other farmers to get two kilograms of seeds and 20 and 10 kilograms of DAP and MOP respectively for maize farming on one bigha of land.
Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) here Joynal Abedeen told BSS that the farmers will be given the support including seeds and fertilizers free of cost so that they can recover their losses caused by the recent flood.
He said standing crops on around 94,109 hectares of land were inundated by the recent flood in Rajshahi, Naogaon, Natore and Chapainawabgonj districts.
With the supports, the farmers are expected to cultivate crops like wheat, maize, summer mug bean and mustard on 7,322 bighas of land in the four flood- affected districts.
Abedeen said the DAE has taken up various steps to recover the losses of crops damaged due to recent flood and river erosion in the region.