Farmers Rejoice Over Record Boro Harvest in Narail

Farmers across Narail are celebrating a bumper Boro paddy harvest this season, with production surpassing expectations in all three upazilas of the district.

The harvest, now nearly complete, has brought joy and financial relief to thousands of farming families. According to the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), 99.75 percent of the total cultivated land had been harvested by Wednesday, with no major natural calamities affecting the season.

Nipu Majumder, Deputy Assistant Agriculture Officer at the DAE, reported that Boro paddy was cultivated on 50,290 hectares of land this year, with a production target of 230,000 tonnes of rice. Encouraged by good yields and fair prices last season, farmers expanded cultivation by 60 hectares compared to the previous year.

The upazila-wise cultivation figures are as follows:

    Narail Sadar: 23,335 hectares

    Lohagara: 10,335 hectares

    Kalia: 16,620 hectares

Farmers shared their success stories with enthusiasm.
Rifaet Sheikh, a farmer from Kalia upazila, said, “I cultivated Boro paddy on five bighas of land and got excellent yields. This harvest has truly brought happiness to our family.”

Samerandranath Bairagi, a lecturer and part-time farmer from Nayanpur village in Sadar upazila, shared, “I grew Basmati and Rodminicate rice on one and a half acres. The result has been nothing short of a bumper crop.”

Azahar Gazi of Bichali village said he harvested 50 maunds of paddy from just 50 decimals of land, calling the season "one of the best in years."

The majority of farmers opted for high-yielding hybrid varieties such as Ispahani Seven, ACI Bandhu, Syngenta’s Hira-12, Braxseed’s Sathi, Aftab 106, and Supreme Seed’s Hira-6. Traditional and improved local varieties including BRRI Dhan-74, BRRI Dhan-100, 102, and BINA-25 were also widely cultivated.

DAE Deputy Director Md. Jasim Uddin noted that to support the farmers, the government provided various agricultural inputs including free seeds, fertilizers, and pesticides. “Our goal is to make farming both productive and affordable,” he added.

With the successful harvest boosting morale and income, Narail’s farmers are now looking ahead to the next season with renewed optimism.