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Farmers return to fields after floods

Published : Sunday, 16 August, 2026 at 1:24 PM

Observer Online Report

Farmers in Chandanaish have returned to their fields to grow vegetables after recent floods damaged large areas of farmland in the upazila.

Prolonged rain and hill runoff last month inundated most farmland in Chandanaish and three other upazilas of Chattogram, destroying vegetable crops and Aus and Aman seedbeds.

Farmers along the Shankha River are now cultivating short-duration vegetables to recover some of their losses. They are seeking government support with vegetable seeds and fertiliser in addition to the Aman seeds already provided as incentives.

Farmers said they were cultivating red amaranth, radish, bitter gourd, yardlong beans, papaya and okra, hoping for quick yields.

According to the Chandanaish agriculture office, 26,000 of the upazila’s 33,000 farming families were affected by the floods. Losses could exceed Tk 70 crore, it said.

Abdur Rahman, a farmer from Lalutia in Dohazari, said hill runoff damaged his 10 acres of cropland.

Another farmer, Bhola Mia of Ray Jowara, said much of the farmland had turned into sandy stretches after the floods, making land preparation costly.

Chandanaish Upazila Agriculture Officer Azad Hossain said 7,900 farmers had received five kilograms each of Aman paddy seeds as government incentives.

He said Aman would be cultivated on 8,245 hectares this season, with the short-duration variety expected to be harvested within 120 to 125 days.

The government may provide fertiliser and pesticides to flood-affected farmers in phases, he added.

SKS

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