Bangladesh: Farmers eying bumper ginger production in Rangpur region

Published 2021년 9월 11일

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The article reports on the anticipated high ginger production in the Rangpur agricultural region during the Kharif-1 season. The Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) has set a production target of 39,647 tons from 3,455 hectares of land across five districts. However, farmers have cultivated ginger on a total of 3,541 hectares, surpassing the set target by 2.49%. The region's farmers are encouraged by the government's support, lucrative market prices, and successful previous seasons, leading to increased interest in ginger farming. The DAE is implementing motivational activities, providing training, and offering the latest farming technologies to enhance ginger and other spicy crop cultivation.

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Farmers are eying bumper production of ginger cultivated during the Kharif-1 season as harvest of the spicy crop continues in Rangpur agricultural region this year. Officials of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) said a target of producing 39,647 tons of ginger had been fixed from 3,455 hectares of land for all five districts of the region this season. "Farmers have cultivated ginger on 3,541 hectares of land exceeding the fixed farming target by 86 hectares or 2.49% in the region," said Agriculturist Bidhu Bhusan Ray, additional director of the DAE, Rangpur region. Farmers have finally cultivated ginger on 1,145 hectares of land in Rangpur, 360 hectares in Gaibandha, 595 hectares in Kurigram, 410 hectares in Lalmonirhat and 1,031 hectares of land in Nilphamari districts of the region this season. During the last Kharif-1 season, farmers cultivated ginger on 3,165 hectares of land in the region and got a bumper production of the spicy crop. After getting assistance ...

Source: DhakaTribune