Bangladesh: Sesame cultivation likely to exceed target in Manikganj

Published 2021년 5월 20일

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The article reports on the successful sesame cultivation in seven upazilas of the Manikganj district in Bangladesh. The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) had set the cultivation area at 4200 hectares with a production goal of 4325 tonnes for the current season. Due to the district's sandy soil and the ease of cultivation, sesame farming has seen a significant increase, outgrowing the set targets in both the previous and current seasons. Habibur Rahman, a farmer, praises the crop for its ease of cultivation and lack of need for fertilizers. Md. Shahjahan Ali Biswas, the DAE deputy director, attributes the rise in cultivation to the district's suitability for sesame and the reasonable prices paid to farmers.

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MANIKGANJ, May 20, 2021 (BSS) – The sesame cultivation is going to be ended soon in all seven upazilas of the district. Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources said the cultivation of sesame was fixed at 4200 hectares of land during the current season with a production target of 4325 tonnes. The fixed target may be exceeded this year as farmers have been getting good yield and reasonable prices of their products compared to past few years. Last year also exceeded the fixed target. The sources said the sandy land of char areas of Daulatpur, Shibalaya and Harirampur upazilas of the district was remaining barren for a long time. But now most of those areas are being cultivated sesame and the cultivators are getting good production. Habibur Rahman, 45 one of the sesame cultivator said the cultivation of sesame is easy, it cultivates mainly in the sandy land and it needs not fertilizer. Deputy Director of DAE Md. Shahjahan Ali Biswas said the land of the district is suitable ...

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sanstha