Record 1.06 lakh tonnes of onion produced in Rangpur
19th May, 2021 11:24:48
RANGPUR: Farmers have produced an all-time record quantity of 1,06,205 tonnes of onion in all five districts of Rangpur agriculture region during the just-ended 2020-2021 Rabi season.
Officials of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) said onion production continues increasing every year during the last 12 years following different realistic steps taken by the government to meet its local demand and attain self-reliance, reports BSS.
“The produced quantity of 1,06,205 tonnes of onion this time is higher by 16,235 tonnes than the production of 89,970 tonnes during the previous 2019-2020 Rabi season,” said Additional Director of the DAE for Rangpur region Agriculturist Bibhubhushan Roy.
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Record 24.86 lakh tonnes potato produced in Rangpur region
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RANGPUR, April 7, 2021 (BSS) – Braving the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, farmers produced an all-time record 24.86 lakh tonnes of potato in all five districts of Rangpur agriculture region during the current Rabi season.
Officials of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) said a target of producing over 23.67 lakh tonnes of potato was fixed from 93,350 hectares of land for the region this season.
“However, farmers finally cultivated potatoes on 97,315 hectares of land exceeding the fixed farming target by 3,965 hectares or 4.25 percent,” Additional Director of the DAE for Rangpur region Agriculturist Khandker Abdul Wahed, told BSS today.