Sunflower cultivation gaining popularity in Netrakona

Cultivation of Sunflower on the fellow lands has been increasing in the district of Netrokona.

Farmers have been showing their keen interest to cultivate Sunflower in their fellow lands as they can earn more profits.

Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) Netrakona office sources here said, a total of 53 hectors of land have already been brought under Sunflower cultivation in the district this year.

Deputy Director of DAE Netrakona Mohammad Habibur Rahman told BSS, the DAE distributed 1,500 kilograms of improved quality seeds of Sunflower as incentives among 1,500 small and marginal farmers of the district.

The crops specialists and field-workers of DAE continued rendering their field-level service to let the cultivators know about the modern cultivation methods to cultivate Sunflower crops through using latest technologies by reducing production costs.

Harvesting of Sunflower oil seeds will be started in the middle of March. The deputy director also said if the weather condition remains favorable, over 130 tonnes of seeds are expected to be produced in the district this year.