TUNGIPARA, Gopalganj, Oct 31, 2023 (BSS) - A total of 680 small and marginal farmers in five upazilas of the district will get seeds and fertilizers free of cost as agriculture incentive under the incentive and rehabilitation programme for the cultivation of groundnut in the Rabi season.
 
To increase the interest of farmers in groundnut cultivation, the amount of incentive support has been increased significantly in the financial year 2023-24 in the district, Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) Abdul Quader Sarder said.
 
He said that each farmer will get 10-kg of groundnut seeds, 10 kg of Di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) fertilizer and five kg of Muriate of potash (MOP) fertilizer free of cost for cultivating groundnut on one bigha of land.
 
Of the total, 200 farmers are in Sadar upazila, 150 in Muksudpur, 130 in Kashiani, 100 farmers in Kotalipara and 100 farmers in Tungipara upazila will get the seeds and fertilizers free of cost.
 
The distribution of the seeds and fertilizers will start very soon under the concerned Upazila Agriculture Office, he said.