Mustard cultivation exceeds target in Tangail and Jamalpur in Bangladesh

Published 2021년 12월 31일

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The article reports on the success of mustard cultivation in Tangail, Bangladesh, which has surpassed its target by 5,000 hectares, covering a total of 50,488 hectares across 12 upazilas. This surpasses the Department of Agricultural Extension's target by 1,060 hectares. The increase in cultivation is attributed to the crop's high yield and fair market price, as well as its ease of cultivation and lower production costs. Varieties such as Tori-7, Bari-14, and Bari-15 have been planted, and farmers are optimistic about a good yield due to favourable weather, quality seeds, timely fertilizer, and reduced pest attacks. The article also mentions incentive programs that have encouraged small and marginal farmers to increase mustard production.

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Tangail, Dec 30: The mustard cultivation has exceeded its target by 5,000 hectares of land in Tangail. The Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) and the growers here are expecting a bumper mustard production during this current season. Good yield and its fair price during last several years have encouraged the farmers to cultivate mustard on more lands in 12 upazilas of the district. Easy cultivation procedure and lower production costs have also encouraged the farmers to cultivate mustard on a large scale, DAE sources said. They said the DAE set a target of bringing 45,700 hectares of land under mustard cultivation in the current year with a production target of 54,840 tonnes. But the growers of the district brought a total of 50,488 hectares of land under mustard cultivation, official sources said. Of the total, 6,225 hectares of land were brought under mustard cultivation in Sadar upazila while 5,395 hectares in Bashail, 2,990 hectares in Ghatail, 2,178 hectares in ...

Source: The Financial Express