2,200 farmers get incentives for Aman cultivation in Manikganj

A total of 2,200 small and marginal farmers have received seed and fertilizer as incentives for boosting the production of Aman paddy in the district during the current season.

Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) office sources said the government has distributed 5 kgs of Aman seeds for cultivating one bigha of land and necessary fertilizers including 20 kgs of Di-ammonium Phosphate (DAP) and 10 kgs of Muriate of Potash (MoP) among the cultivators free of cost, reports BSS.

The DAE office sources said Aman paddy generally grows in alluvial soil. So the seeds have been distributed among the selected cultivators of seven upazilas of the district Manikganj Sadar, Saturia, Singair, Ghior, Daulatpur, Shibalaya and Harirampur.

The farmers of the district cultivated the Aman in their land after harvesting the Boro paddy.

Abdul Ahad, 45, of village Pecharkanda under Baliakhora Union of Ghior Upazila of the district, one of the Aman cultivators, who received seed and fertilizers free of cost through the Department of Agriculture Extension.

DAE office sources said the allocated seeds and fertilizers have already been distributed among the listed cultivators and the farmers have started to cultivate the Aman in their lands.