The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has taken up a massive plan to cultivate mustard in all five upazilas of the district during the current Rabi season.
The DAE sources said, a total 10,510-hectare of land would be brought under mustard cultivation this year with a production target of 12,612 tonnes of mustard in the district.
The DAE, Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation (BADC) and some NGOs have been distributing quality mustard seeds. Commercial and Agricultural banks have also been providing loans among the farmers to achieve the target of mustard farming.
Deputy Director of DAE Delbar Hossain said today that farmers have now started sowing mustard seeds on their lands after harvesting T-Aman and vegetables.
All necessary steps have been taken to boost mustard production in the district, the sources said. -BSS, Joypurhat
