Joypurhat potato farmers hope for bumper production

Potato harvesting Joypurhat has brightened the prospect for a bumper production. This season's better yield also helps reduce the prices of the crop in the region.
The Department of Agricultural Extension set a target to produce over five lakh tonnes of potato on 36,870 hectares during the current Rabi season in the district.
Local farmers brought about eight percent more lands under potato farming for better yield, which has raised the possibility of an all-time bumper production of the crop this year.
DAE officials said this season the farmers sowed potato seeds in time. There was no scarcity of seeds thanks to the government's steps during the farming period.
Potato now sells at Tk 7 to Tk 10 a kg on the local markets, depending on their quality.