MANIKGANJ, Sept 5, 2022 (BSS) - Sugarcane cultivators of the district are expecting bumper production during the current season as favourable weather is prevailing in the district.

Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources said a total of 503 hectares of land have been brought under sugarcane cultivation during the current season.

Soil of Singair upazila is suitable for sugarcane cultivation. So most of the sugarcane was cultivated in Singair upazila of the district and those were not in undated by the seasonal water.

The DAE sources also said  though there is no Sugar Mill in the district, but the farmers of the district specially the Singair upazila cultivate sugarcane as a cash crop.

Sugarcane of Singair has a great demand in and outside of the district as delicious drinks.

 So now it has a great demand in the markets.

Afsar Uddin of village Bahir khola, a sugarcane trader, said harvesting of the sugarcane has already been started and its juice remains in great demand.
   
"So, now we're collecting sugarcane from fields to meet the immediate demand," Ahmad Ali, another sugarcane cultivator said.
 
"Sugarcane has a great demand round the year. Now it's for drinking and later it will be for making molasses," he added.

Abu Mohammad Enayet ullah, Deputy Director of DAE, said the cultivation of sugarcane in the district is increasing day by day for its demand.