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Aman farming faces setback in northern region
NAOGAON, July 30: Aman cultivation In the country’s northern region is facing serious obstacle due to lack of desired rainfall, reports UNB.
Farmers said they could not transplant Aman seedlings due to want water in the field.
However, a few people transplanted the seedlings by Irrigation but it was found expensive and unprofitable for them, they said.
Agriculture experts said minimum four-inch water is needed to prepare Aman land through puddling and after transplantation of the seedlings it is mandatory to have a few inches of water in the paddy field.
But rain activity is very low In the region this year and local Met office recorded only 3-4mm rainfall per month during the current rainy season.
The Met officials hoped that rain activity will increase during August
Agriculturists say there was still time to transplant Aman seedlings. Transplantation of Aman seedlings begins in mid July and continues till mid August Agriculture Extension Department sources said It has already instructed the Block Supervisors to inform the farmers to prepare their land through Irrigation.
Farmers are waiting for rain-water for transplantation of seedlings after raising seedbeds.
Farmer Alem Mlah of Mohadebpur upazila said he could not transplant seedlings as his land dried up within a few days of raining.
Talslm of Panchblbl upazila in Joypurhat district said he managed to transplant seedlings through Irrigation but ft costs high.
Some farmers of Singra upazila of Natore district said seedlings are being dried up on the seedbeds, as they could not transplant those In the land due to lack of water.
When contacted Deputy Director of AED Abul Hasnat told that there is time to transplant Aman seedlings and If there is enough rain in the coming month farmers would able to cultivate their land.
A report from Magura says: An extensive scheme has been taken up to bring some 6.71 lakh hectares of land in 10 districts of Khulna division under transplanted Aman cultivation in the current season with a producUon target of 13. 63 lakh metric tons of paddy.
Jessore Agriculture Extension Department Regional Director informed that of the total land, hybrid Aman would be cultivated on 4.75 hectares while local variety on the rest 1.96 lakh hectares.
District-wise targeted lands arc Magura 35.400 hectares. Jhenidah-74.200 hectares, Narail-16,000 hectares, Jessore-24,000 hectares. Khulna-99.000 hectares. Satkhira-1.18 lakh hectares. Bagerhat-1.14 lakh hectares. Kushtia-48.500 hectares, Chuadanga-29,500 hectares and Meherpur-16,500 hectares.
Area-wise production target has been fixed as follows Magura-78,132 MTs, Jhenldah-1.69 lakh MTs. Narail 32,260 MTs. Jessore-2.69 lakh MTs. Khulna-1.67 lakh MTs, Satkhira-2.52 lakh MTs, Bagerhat-1.87 lakh MFs. Kushtia-1.08 MTs. Chuadanga-66,280 MTs and Meherpur-36,120 MTs.
To make the programme a success necessary hybrid seed, insecticides and agri-loan is being provided to the farmers.