Staff Reporter, Bogura:
Wheat farmers are seen happy over bumper production
and fair market price in Dupchanchia upazila of Bogura district this season.
The harvesting of wheat
has started in all the six unions of the upazila in full swing and the farmers
are getting bumper production due to favorable climatic condition and timely
supply of necessary agri-input.
Talking
to Shazahan Ali a wheat farmer of Gunaher village under the upazila told this
correspondent that he cultivated wheat on 1 bighas of land. No pest attack is
seen in the wheat field and he is expecting of bumper production.
While
visiting on the spot several farmers said that they received necessary
suggestions from agriculture department to make the farming a grand success. Bari
gom -33 cultivation is gaining momentum in the area as the farmer can grow
17-18 maunds of wheat from a bigha of land. Each
Additional
Upazila Agriculture Officer Mst Salma Akter said Wheat is now a very costly
food grain as many food item including diabetes patients take bread daily which
makes from wheat.
Per
kilogram flour from wheat is being sold in the market at tk 65-70 at present. However
the farmers in the district are very happy and smiling as they are expecting
for good price of their production.
Upazila
Agriculture Officer Md Sajedul Alom said the cultivation target of wheat has
exceeded this season in the upazila. The cultivation will expound next year, he
added.
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