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Maize farmers happy over bumper producation

Published : Monday, 6 May, 2019 at 12:00 AM  Count : 414
Ashok Benarjee
SIRAJGANJ, May 5: Maize is being cultivated in char areas, especially in Kazipur Upazila, as the production cost is low and it takes less effort.
Farmers of the district said that if they get good price, they will increase the cultivation.
Sources at Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) said that majority of the cultivation is taking place at the upazila.  
Farmers are happy as the yield and price is good. Farmers have demanded that the government should fix the price and collect the maize.
Sources at the DAE said that this year, the farmers have cultivated Pacific-11, Pacific-60, NK-40, 900 M Gold, Mirakel, BARI Maize-9, Kanak, Elite, Don-111, Supersign-2760, Kaberi, Rocket BS-9099, Kohinur, N T-0323 and NT 6621 in 10, 305 hectares of land. Of these, maize was cultivated in 7,500 hectares of land in Kazipur Upazila.
Abdul Motaleb of Rajnathpur Village said that farmers are getting fascinated towards maize cultivation leaving paddy cultivation.
He also said that it costs around Tk 3,000 for maize cultivation and Tk 12,000 for paddy cultivation.
Besides, in char areas, there is a risk of natural disaster and of damaging the crops. Hence, there is a little profit in paddy cultivation while in maize cultivation, excluding the other costs, there is a chance of making at least Tk 5,000 profit per bigha land.   
Farmer Rafiqul Islam of Charnatipara Village of Chargirish Union of Kazipur Upazila said that he has cultivated 'Super Sign 2760' variety in his 15 bigha land.
He expects to get yield of 15 to 20 maunds per bigha. He also said that since the production cost is low, it takes lesser effort and less prone to get affected by disease; he expects to make profit of Tk 70,000.  
He also said if he gets good price, next year he will bring more field under maize cultivation.
Farmer Rafik of Chalal Village of Nichintpur Union of the upazila cultivated Pacific-60 and Matiar Rahman Chakladar cultivated Pacific-11 in 25 bighas of land.
Trader Jugol Saha of Municipal City informed that this year they are selling unripe and wet maize at Tk 350 - Tk 400 per maund and dry maize at Tk 600 - Tk 700 per maund. Price increased at Tk 30 - Tk 50 per maund.
Agriculture Officer of Kazipur Upazila Rezaul Karim said that they are encouraging the farmers to grow Rabi crop maize in little amount of water in order to save the underground water.
He also said that they have given inceptives to hundreds of farmers to cultivate maize. He expects to grow more maize in the coming years.
Deputy Director of the DAE Md Habibul Haque said that farmers get fascinated towards the cultivation of that crop from which they can earn profit in lower cost and effort.
He also said that since they got incentives for growing maize, the cultivation of high-yielding maize has increased. Especially in char areas, the farmers are growing more maize.
He also expects that the cultivation will increase in the coming years.









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