Bangladesh: Farmers eyeing bumper pulse production in Rangpur region

Published 2021년 4월 11일

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The article reports on the Rangpur region in Bangladesh, where farmers have successfully cultivated pulses across five districts, leading to a bumper harvest this Rabi season. They have managed to cultivate pulses on 4,358 hectares of land, which is 125 percent more than the targeted 1,938 hectares, resulting in a production that exceeds the set targets by 125 percent. The Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) and other organizations have supported farmers with incentives, training, quality seeds, and inputs, alongside easy-term agri-loans. The region is experiencing lucrative prices for the produced pulses, indicating a promising future for pulse production in Bangladesh's northern region.

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RANGPUR, April 11, 2021 (BSS) – Farmers are expecting a bumper production of different varieties of pulses as the harvesting process continues in full swing in Rangpur agriculture region during this Rabi season. Officials of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) said farmers exceeded the fixed farming target of pulses by 125 percent despite cultivation of maize, chili and vegetables on more land in the region. “The DAE had fixed a target of producing 2,522 tonnes of pulses from 1,938 hectares of land in all five districts of the region this season,” Additional Director of the DAE for Rangpur region Agriculturist Khandker Abdul Wahed, told BSS today. Farmers finally brought 4,358 hectares of land under pulse cultivation, higher by 2,420 hectares or 125 percent against the fixed farming target. The fixed target included production of 1,331 tonnes of lentil from 1,040 hectares of land, 775 tonnes of grass pea from 555 hectares, 97 tonnes of ‘Arhar’ from 77 hectares, 47 ...

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sanstha