Boro paddy farming progressing fast in Gaibandha
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GAIBANDHA, Jan 31, 2021 (BSS) – Farming of Boro paddy, a high crop, has been progressing fast in all the seven upazilas in the district since the first week of the current month during the current season amid much enthusiasm to the farmers.
Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) office sources said the department has set a target to bring a total of 1, 25, 500 hectares of land under the Boro cultivation this year with the production target of 5,47,095 metric tons of clean rice.
Of the total, some 20,611hectares of land were brought Boro farming in Sadar upazila, 15,656 in Sadullapur upazila, 12, 642 in Palashbari upazila, 29,583 in Gobindaganj upazila, 25,867 in Sundarganj upazila, 13,612 in Shaghata upazila and 7529 in Fulchhari upazila of the district.