Farming crops along river banks gaining popularity
Cultivation of boro paddy, maize, nut and summer vegetables along river banks is gaining popularity among the farmers of three upazilas in the district.
Sources at the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) said, a large number of farmers have earned a good profit by cultivating boro, maize, nut and vegetables along the river banks with a small investment in the last one year.
They have also brought vast tracts of land along with river banks under cultivation in Gosairhat, Naria and Jajira upazilas this year.
The DAE has set a target of producing 19,500 tonnes of boro paddy by cultivating 4,200 hectares of land while 1,540 tonnes of nut by cultivating 1,000 hectares, 175 tonnes of maize on 150 hectares and 10,500 tonnes of vegetables on 700 hectares of land along the river banks of Padma and Meghna.
The farmers of the three upazilas have reaped good harvest by cultivating boro paddy, maize, nut and vegetables like datashak, lalshak, pumpkin, arum, basil, cucumber, brinjal, gourd, lady's finger and sweet potato, officials said.
Abul Bashar of Palarchar village under Jajira upazila told a correspondent of the wire service that he got a good yield of boro paddy from the Padma riverside last year.
"We need not use fertiliser and pesticides to cultivate vegetables in the river bank land," he added.
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