The framers have been expecting bumper production of potato in the district during this current Rabi season, official sources said.
A total of 39,500 hectares of land have been brought under potato cultivation in five upazilas of the district during the season with the production target of 9 lakh tonnes of potato, DAE sources said.
Of the total, 6,850 hectares of land have been brought under the cultivation in Sadar upazila, 7,085 in Panchbibi upazila, 5,065 in Akkelpur upazila, 8,650 in Khetlal upazila and 11,850 in Kalai upazila of the district, sources said.
DAE office sources said an initiative has been taken to ensure seed, fertilizer, pesticides and other agri-inputs to the farmers to boost production of potatoes in the district during the season.
Apart from these, different commercial banks also distributed agri-loan to the growers on easy term to farm potato on the land without any economical troubles, the sources added. -BSS, Joypurhat
