Bangladesh: Rangpur region produces 35,949 tonnes of sweet potato

Published 2021년 5월 21일

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In the Rangpur agricultural region, farmers successfully produced 35,949 tonnes of sweet potato during the recent Rabi season, surpassing the production target by 1,279 tonnes. This achievement was possible due to the cultivation on an expanded 1,780 hectares of land, a 9.14% increase from the targeted 1,685 hectares, following government assistance to recover from flood damages. Sweet potatoes are grown on various types of lands, including char lands, and are valued for their nutritional benefits and suitability for cultivation without the use of fertilisers and irrigation water. The surplus production of this nutrient-dense food could help alleviate the pressure on rice production, which is being affected by changing climatic conditions.

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RANGPUR, May 21, 2021 (BSS) – Farmers have produced 35,949 tonnes of sweet potato exceeding the fixed production target by 1,279 tonnes of crop in Rangpur agriculture region during the just-ended Rabi season. Market sources said farmers are happy with the lucrative market price of sweet potato between Taka 950 and 1,000 per every 40-kg (mound) now depending on varieties and qualities. Officials of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) said a target of producing 34,670 tonnes of sweet potato was fixed from 1,685 hectares of land for all five districts of Rangpur, Gaibandha, Kurigram, Lalmonirhat and Nilphamari in the region this time. However, farmers had cultivated the crop on 1,780 hectares of land exceeding the fixed farming target by 1,869 hectares or 9.14 percent after getting government assistance to recoup the crop losses they incurred during last year’s floods. “Despite cultivation of vegetables, maize and potato on more land, farmers exceeded the fixed farming ...

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sanstha