Mustard harvesting begins in Panchagarh

Farmers in the district has started harvesting Mustard with much enthusiasm as they have got bumper production of the crop.

 Farmers in the district has started harvesting Mustard with much enthusiasm as they have got bumper production of the crop.

Mustard harvest has started in the first week of February which will continue till end of March.

Farmers are happy  to see bumper  production and get fair pirce of the oil seed as per maund (37.32 kg) mustard is being sold at Taka 2000 to Taka 2200.

Many farmers have said favorable weather condition and timely supply of neccesary agri inpiuts  were the main reasons behind the bumper production.    

Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) sources said about 4,040  hectares of land have been brought under mustard cultivation this year with the production target of 7235  metric tonnes of mustard seeds.

The sources said this year the weather was good  and the department has ensured supply of seed, fertilizers, pesticide and other agri-inputs  to the farmers at a cost of free for boosting production of mustard.

The DAE has also given training on use  modern  technology to the farmers for mustard cultivation to make the farming a success.

"I have cultivated high yield Bari-14 variety of mustard on five bighas of land spending Taka 27,000 aiming to become financially self-reliant," said farmer Sunil Kumar under Debiganj upazila.

He said, "I am expecting over 40  maunds of output from the crop land".

 Farmer Rasidul said he mostly depends on mustard cultivation every season.

He uses fungicide, pesticide along with chemical fertilizer at his mustard field during the time of tilling the land.

Deputy director of DAE Panchagarh  Mizanur Rahman  told BSS  fungicide and pesticide is boosting the production of farmers crop including mustard seed.

The farmer show more interest to grow the crops as its cultivation is easy and lucrative, he added.