Bangladesh: Rain damages potato fields in Munshiganj

It can be seen from the surface that almost 80 percent of the land in Munshiganj Sadar Upazila has been cultivated with potatoes. The remaining 20 percent of the land is low-lying and its cultivation is delayed. Farmers claim that potatoes have been cultivated last week in the high lands. As a result, the seedling from the potato seed could not break through the soil and rise up. As a result, it is feared that the part of the potato under the soil will rot. Farmers believe that the amount of damage will be less in the areas where the seedlings have grown up above the ground. Farmers claimed that the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) does not cooperate with proper advice. Even at the field level, the field workers do not eat regularly. With their proper advice, this extensive damage could have been avoided to some extent. It is also known that potatoes have been severely damaged in Gazaria, Tongibari, Sirajdikhan, Lauhjong and Srinagar upazilas. While talking to potato ...