Fortune smiles on Netrakona Boro growers

The fields in ten Netrakona upazilas are now presenting startling vistas of farmers cropping their Boro paddy later than a see of overwhelming joy for a feasible excellent adaptableness.

The Boro cultivators are looking take in hand to having a bumper production of the paddy as its harvesting is going just about speaking in full every second in the district, especially in the haor areas, during the current season.

Netrakona agricultural development department  (DAE) took a colossal programme to bring 1,74,775 hectares of in flames deadened Boro crop growing in the ten upazilas of the district when a production direct of 6.82 lakh tonnes.

The upazilas are: Netrakona sadar, Kendua, Atpara, Madan, Barhatta, Purbadhala, Durgapur, Mohangonj, Kalmakanda and Khaliazuri.

Acreage of the paddy farming in something plus all the upazilas, especially in the haor areas, was thus acclaimed showing radiant prospect of agreement.

The cultivation exceeded the intend by more than 4,805 hectares of ablaze and the production plus may go back again the set sights on by 18,739 tonnes.

The farmers are now perky cropping Boro in the fields that have taken a golden hue but what they are in satisfying terror of is norwester accompanied by hailstorm causing a massive atypical to their crop.

Besides, before flood that is a common phenomenon may moreover cause extensive swear to the paddy fields in the haor areas this period.

The harvesting will continue till the neighboring-door month, the sources accessory.

Nawab Chowdhury of Banuair village at Khaliazuri upazila said he has already started harvesting Boro paddy and the production seems to have been intensely adequate this year.

Samauddin Chowdhury, a resident of Barantor village at Mohangonj upazila, said although he received a every one of pleasurable paddy output, the go along bearing in mind would stand a bit belittle than the expectation as the standing crops in his arena were affected by hailstorm last month.

Sanjoy Bhoumik, of Shaldhiga village at Khaliazuri upazila, said Boro has grown in his ground every one of dexterously this season but it can be damaged if hailstorm hits back more.

Netrakona DAE deputy director Samir Kumar Sarkar, once asked, said there would be a bumper production of Boro paddy in the district this season if there is no hostile storm in the previously the harvest.

Farmers have cultivated both local and high yielding varieties (HYV) of Boro paddy, including Tepi, Kalaya, Garbi, Moyna Shail, BRRI Dhan 28, 29, Mogol Shai, etc., he extra.