240-bigha land brought under sunflower cultivation in C’nawabganj, Bangladesh

Published 2021년 2월 14일

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In CHAPAINAWABGANJ, a total of 240 bighas of land, about 60 acres, has been dedicated to sunflower cultivation this year, with 210 bighas in Sadar upazila and 30 bighas in Shibganj upazila, marking the first time the area has been used for this purpose. Small and marginal farmers in the district have been given seed as an incentive, with the department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) noting that sunflower cultivation is less expensive and more profitable due to its requirement for less irrigation and a small amount of fertilizer. The oil from the sunflower is also seen as beneficial for human health.

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CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Feb 14, 2021 (BSS) – A total of 240 bighas of land have been brought under sunflower cultivation in the district this year. This is for the first time, farmers are cultivating sunflower in char areas of Sadar and Shibganj upazilas and there is a huge potential for cultivation of sunflower in the district as a surplus of agricultural production, deputy director of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) Md. Nazrul Islam said. Sunflower has been cultivated on 210 bighas of land in six unions of Sadar upazila and 30 bighas in four unions of Shibganj upazila. One kg of seed was given to each of the 240 small and marginal farmers of the district as incentive from the DAE, he further added. At the cultivation of sunflower all the fellow ...

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sanstha