Gaibandha farmers hope bumper jute production
Jute growers of Saghata upazila are expecting good crop of high yield variety (HYV) tossa jute due to favourable weather and availability of quality seeds and fertiliser this season.
Getting unexpected profit last year, farmers of six unions in the upazila started cultivation of HYV tossa jute. As such, the target of jute farming increased beyond expectation.
According to the upazila agriculture office, jute was cultivated on 3,540 hectares of land in the upazila this year, and jute farming is gradually increasing in these areas.
Last year, jute was cultivated on 740 hectares and the price was Tk 1,400 per maund. This year, early variety of HYV jute is being sold at Tk 1,600 per maund.
“I cultivated BR-28 boro crop earlier on two bighas of land and later cultivated HYV jute on the same plot. Everything was favourable for jute cultivation this season,” said Abdul Huq, a farmer of Anantapur village.
“After harvesting jute, I will plant aman seedlings on my three bighas of land,” said Abdul Aziz of Bati village.
“Last year, I sold raw jute at Tk 1,200 per maund. This year, I have cultivated HYV tossa jute on three and half bighas of land and expecting a bumper production,” said Mozammel Mia of Sathalia village.
“I will harvest jute on my one-and-half bighas of land in the next three days and then prepare the land for planting aman seedlings,” said Jaharul Islam of the same village.
“Although floodwater submerged jute fields in some areas, production of jute will not be hampered this season. It is the peak period for harvesting tossa jute,” said a Saghata upazila agriculture officer.
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