MANIKGANJ, June 27, 2022 (BSS) - The farmers here are passing very busy time with cultivating the Aman paddy.

Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) sources said they had set a target of cultivation Aman on 35, 800 hectares of land with a production target of 69,689 metric tons of clean rice during the current season in the district.

They said Aman paddy cultivation through sowing system has already been completed and its cultivation through transplanting saplings is going on in full swing.

After harvesting Boro paddy, most of the farmers cultivate Aman as an extra crop.

The cultivation of Aman paddy depends on water and monsoon water is the main source of Aman production. Some of the farmers use deep tube well water for irrigation.

Borhan uddin, 50, a farmer of village Gilando under Manikganj Sadar Upazila, said after harvesting Boro, most of the land remains fallow in all the rainy season.

If they cultivate Aman, it gives them extra grain and straw for their cattle heads, he said.

DAE deputy director AN Enayet Ullah said for boosting the Aman production, the government has distributed incentive among 2200 poor and marginal cultivators such as Aman seeds and fertilizer free of cost during the current season.

He said they are expecting a good production if the favourable weather condition prevails.