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To support rabi crop cultivation, seed fertilizers have been
distributed to farmers in Narail and Bhola. Free seeds and chemical fertilizers
have been distributed among 3700 small and marginal farmers in Daulatkhan
Upazila of the district.
These seeds and fertilizers are distributed to increase the
production of wheat, maize, mustard, sunflower, groundnut, mung and Kesari
under the agricultural incentive program during the Rabi season of the 2022-23
financial year.
Ali Azam Mukul, Member of Parliament of Bhola-2
Constituency, distributed these materials as the chief guest in the event
organized at the Upazila Parishad hall last Monday (November 28, 2022).
Daulatkhan Upazila Administration and Agriculture Extension
Department jointly organized this event.
Chairman of Daulatkhan Upazila Parishad Md Manjurul Alam
Khan, Municipal Mayor Zakir Hossain Talukdar, Upazila Agriculture Officer
Humaira Siddika and others were present in the event under the chairmanship of
Upazila Nirbahi Officer (Additional Duty) Md Tauhidul Islam.
In the event, each farmer was given these seeds and fertilizers in favor of one bigha of land. Among them, seeds total 22.17 metric tons, MOP fertilizer 30.425 metric tons and DAP fertilizer 38.75 metric tons.
In Narail district, on November 27, 2022, the distribution
program of improved varieties of rice seeds and fertilizers was inaugurated
among the farmers free of cost.
Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Habibur Rahman inaugurated this
program organized by the Upazila Agriculture Office at the Upazila Parishad
premises.
Sadar Upazila Executive Officer Sadia Islam, Upazila
Agriculture Officer Rokonuzzaman and others spoke on the occasion under the
chairmanship of Deputy Director of District Agriculture Extension Department
Deepak Kumar Roy. At that time, the beneficiaries including those related to
the Department of Agriculture were present.
According to the Agriculture Department, seeds of advanced
varieties will be distributed among 10 thousand of farmers, and seeds and fertilizer
of Ufsi varieties will be distributed among 12 thousand of farmers.
Each farmer will be given 5 kg of Ufshi variety rice seeds,
10 kg of DAP, 10 kg of MOP fertilizer and 2 kg of hybrid rice seeds.
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