NARSINGDI, April 25, 2022 (BSS) - Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE)

has taken up a programme to cultivate jute on 3,810 hectares of land in the
district with the production target of 35,950 bales of jute during the
current season.

Official sources said of the total land, Tosa variety would be cultivated in
2,230 hectares Masta in 120 hectares, Kalap in 910 hectares and local variety
in 550 hectares of land.

Deputy Director DAE, Narsingdi Mohammad Saidur Rahman said farmers of all the
six upazilas in the district have started Jute farming with enthusiasm and
they have already cultivated 3,040 hectares of land in the beginning of the
season. He said farmers have been showing more interest in farming jute this
season as they got fair price of jute last year.

Besides, the DAE also encouraging the farmers to cultivate more jute, the
important cash crop by adopting modern technology. He said Bangladesh
Agriculture Development Corporation (BADC) has taken measures to provide the
farmers with High Yielding varieties of seeds, fertilizers and insecticides
and other inputs for cultivate more Jute.

Different Commercial banks are also providing easy term loans to the farmers.
At present farmers are showing more interest to cultivate jute as by the
initiatives of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.