PANCHAGARH: Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) of Panchagarh district is expecting a bumper jute production in the district in the current season, reports BSS.
The DAE sources said that 10,200 hectares of land have been brought under jute cultivation in the district this year with the production target of 21,750 tons.
Of the total land, 8,000 hectares of land under tosha variety and 2,200 hectares of land were brought under local variety of jute.
DAE sources said, 3,000 hectares of land were brought under jute cultivation in Sadar upazila, 2,800 hectares of land in Debiganj upazila, 2,500 hectares of land in Boda upazila, 1,000 hectares of land in Atowary upazila and 900 hectares of land in Tetulia upazila.