JAMALPUR, Sept 9, 2022 (BSS) - Farmers in the district got bumper
production of Aush paddy with a yield of 8,577 tonnes of rice
from 3127.2 hectares of land this year.

Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) office sources said the farmers already completed harvesting of the crop on September 8.

The office said the crop has economically benefitted farmers comprehensively as they cultivated the crop expending less cost.

It said the peasants did not pay for irrigation. Beside, farmers have to use very low fertilizer as after harvesting Boro soil remained fertile.

The office said farmers got the excellent production of Aush due to implementation of incentive programme, favourable weather and in absence of pest attack.

Farmers cultivated Aush on 3700 hectares of land with a production target 10,611 tonnes of rice .But flood water damaged Aush crops on 572.8 hectares of land.

According to DAE office, farmers cultivated three varieties of Aush paddy of which high yielding variety, high-breed variety and local variety. Farmers got high yielding variety 8467 tonnes rice, high-breed 28 tonnes and local 82 tonnes of rice.

Agriculture Department distributed incentive on Aus paddy among 4500 small and marginal farmers in all the seven upazilas of the district involving Taka 35 lakh 15 thousand this Kharip-1 season.

Under the programme, each of the farmers received five kilogram high yielding variety Aus seed, 20 kilogram Di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) and 10 kilogram Muriate of potash (MOP) free of cost for cultivating one Bigha of land. The seeds are 2000 kilogram BRRI-82, 14500 kilogram BRRI- 48 and 6000 kilogram BINA-19.

The benefited farmers are 1000 in Jamalpur Sadar Upazila, 470 in Sarishabari, 590 in Melandaha, 730 in Islampur, 450 in Madarganj, 680 in Dewanganj and 580 in Bakshiganj Upazila.

Deputy Director, DAE, Zakia Sultana said farmers got good yield of Aush paddy as government is implementing various programmes to increase Aush production.