CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Sept 20, 2021 (BSS) - The Department of Agriculture

Extension (DAE) has started distributing Maskalai seeds and fertilizer among
the farmers of the district on Sunday afternoon.

  As part of the incentive programme, each of 2,300 farmers in the district
would receive 5 kg of seed, 5 kg of MOP fertilizer and 10 kg of DAP, free of
cost, for cultivating Maskalai on one bigha of land.

  A simple inaugural function was held on the occasion on the Sadar upazila
parishad premises in the afternoon.

  With Chapainawabganj Sadar upazila Agriculture Officer Kaniz Tasnuva in the
chair, Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Iffat Jahan attended the programme as
chief guest.

  Among others, Upazila Agriculture Extension Officers Saleh Akram and Anisul
Hoque attended the function.