Irri-Boro harvest goes on in Rajshahi

Harvesting of Irri-Boro has started in full swing everywhere in the region including its vast barind tract with a positive sign of bumper production, reports BSS. In the current season, 18 to 20 maunds of paddy are being harvested on per bigha of land in the high and mid-barind land while 20 to 22 mounds in the floodplain area. Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) had set a target of bringing around 3.71lakh hectares of land under the Irri-boro cultivation in four districts of the region. But the farmers have actually cultivated paddy on around 3.59 lakh hectares. Farmers of this region including its vast Barind tract have started farming Rabi crops creating hopes of saving underground water in the dried area. Agriculturists and farmers have become optimistic over reducing the pressure on groundwater for irrigation purposes as a result of brining diversity in the cropping system under the deep tubewell command areas.

Irri-Boro harvest goes on in Rajshahi

Harvesting of Irri-Boro has started in full swing everywhere in the region including its vast barind tract with a positive sign of bumper production, reports BSS. In the current season, 18 to 20 maunds of paddy are being harvested on per bigha of land in the high and mid-barind land while 20 to 22 mounds in the floodplain area. Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) had set a target of bringing around 3.71lakh hectares of land under the Irri-boro cultivation in four districts of the region. But the farmers have actually cultivated paddy on around 3.59 lakh hectares. Farmers of this region including its vast Barind tract have started farming Rabi crops creating hopes of saving underground water in the dried area. Agriculturists and farmers have become optimistic over reducing the pressure on groundwater for irrigation purposes as a result of brining diversity in the cropping system under the deep tubewell command areas.