getting special assistance from the government, enthusiastic farmers have
exceeded the fixed sunflower farming target by 5.31 times in Rangpur
agriculture region.
target of farming sunflower on 265 hectares of land has been fixed to produce
555 tonnes of the oil seeds for all five districts in the region during the
current Rabi season.
exceeding the fixed farming target by 5.31 times or 431 percent this season
in the region,” Deputy Director of the DAE at its regional office
Agriculturist Md. Moniruzzaman told BSS today.
Earlier, farmers cultivated sunflower on 75 hectares of land and
produced 150 tonnes of the oil seeds in the region last season when they sold
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have said cultivation of short duration and high yielding variety of BARI
Sarisa-14 mustard as an interim crop in between Aman rice and Boro rice
farming is highly profitable.
Khiarjumma Block in village Shermost Bhabaniganj of Taraganj upazila here to
exhibit production of breeding seeds of BARI Sarisa-14 on Tuesday afternoon,
a press release said today
The event was arranged for farmers under the “Production, Storage and
Distribution of Quality Seeds of Pulses, Oils and Spices at Farmers Level’
project (third phase) of the DAE to demonstrate technologies for production,
preservation and distribution of BARI Sarisa-14 seeds