Production of 150,000 tonnes summer vegetables likely in Narsingdi

Published 2020년 9월 21일

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Narsingdi district in Bangladesh is set to produce a record 150,000 tonnes of summer vegetables this season due to favourable climate conditions and increased cultivation area. The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has encouraged farmers to grow toxin-free vegetables and provided training on pest management and organic farming. The district, which supplies a significant portion of its production to the capital and other areas, is becoming known as a vegetable surplus region, with poor farmers achieving economic self-sufficiency through vegetable farming.

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NARSINGDI, Sept 21, 2020 (BSS) – About 150000 tonnes of summer vegetables are likely to be produced in the district during the current season due to favourable climate condition. Deputy Director of Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) Narsingdi Shovan Kumar Dhar told BSS that if the favorable climate condition prevails in the next couple of weeks, 150,000 tonnes of summer vegetables are likely to be produced breaking all of its previous record. He said some 8550 hectares of land have been brought under summer vegetables cultivation in six upazilas of the district this season than that of 7880 hectares in the last year. The DAE has encouraged the farmers to cultivate toxin free vegetables and imparted knowledge on the bad effects of using pesticides and chemical fertilizers on vegetables fields and also gave them training on pest management, he added. He also said the DAE has set a target to cultivate poison free vegetables on 1200 hectares of land in the district. The farmers ...

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sanstha