Super bumper sweet potato output expected in Rangpur region in Bangladesh

Published 2021년 1월 4일

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Farmers in the Rangpur region of Bangladesh have surpassed the set target for sweet potato production by 9.14%, covering 1,780 hectares of land instead of the intended 1,685 hectares. This surge in cultivation is a response to losses from recent floods, with sweet potato's suitability for sandy and loamy soils offering promising results. The Department of Agricultural Extension supports this initiative, emphasizing the benefits of sweet potato, a nutrient-dense crop that can replace rice as a staple. The region has seen increased production of sweet potato in recent years, with potential for further growth through improved training, technology, and financial support for char area farmers.

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RANGPUR, Jan 4, 2021 (BSS) – Farmers have already exceeded the fixed farming target of sweet potato by 9.14 percent and are expecting its super bumper output in Rangpur agriculture region during the current Rabi season. Officials of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) said sowing of sweet potato seeds still continues and its tender plants are growing superbly now amid favourable climatic conditions in all five districts of the region. The DAE had fixed a target of producing 34,670 tonnes of sweet potato from 1,685 hectares of land for Rangpur, Gaibandha, Kurigram, Lalmonirhat and Nilphamari districts in the region this season. However, farmers have cultivated the crop on 1,780 hectares of land exceeding the fixed farming target by 1,869 hectares of land or 9.14 percent this time with government assistance to recoup the huge crop losses they incurred during recent floods. Deputy Director of the DAE at its regional office Agriculturist Md. Moniruzzaman told BSS that ...

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sanstha