KHULNA, Nov 16, 2023 (BSS)-The Government will distribute special incentives worth about Taka 10.32 crore among 83,860 small and marginal farmers in Khulna agriculture region during the current Robi season in 2023-24 FY.

Each of the farmer will get an incentive against one Bigha (33 shatoks) land to enhance the Robi crops production during the current season, official sources told BSS today.

The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) of the Khulna Zone has been preparing a list of farmers in the region to distribute the incentives.
 
Officials of the DAE said the incentives for purchasing seeds and fertilizers, will be distributed among the beneficiary farmers to assist them in cultivating eight varieties of crops during the current Robi season in 2023-24 FY.

Of those, distribution of Agri-incentives to the farmers of wheat, maize, mustard, sunflower, groundnut, onion, lentil and kesari crops will be completed by this month, said Mohon Kumar Ghosh, Additional Director of the DAE Khulna.
 
In Khulna, a total of 31, 020 farmers will get seeds and fertilizer worth Tk 4.69 crore, in Bagerhat 12,640 farmers will get Tk 2.25 crore, in Satkhira 20,940 farmers to get Tk 1.67 crore, in Narail 19,260 farmers will get Tk 1.71 crore respectively.

Under the programme, each of the beneficiary will receive one to 20-KG of seed of different crops, 10 to 20-KG Di-ammonium Phosphate (DAP) and five to 10-KG Muriate of Potash (MoP) fertiliser free of cost to cultivate crops on one Bigha of land.

The incentives worth about Tk 10.32 crore will be distributed among 83,860 small and marginal farmers of Khulna to assist them. One farmer will get seeds and fertiliser worth about Tk 1,230 for one Bigha land.

Besides, a total of 81, 00 farmers will get Tk 505.85 lakh with a view to increase cultivation of Boro paddy (Hybreed) in the current Robi season of 2023-24 FY. 

Apart from these, under this programme, a total of 7 block-Exhibition covering an area of 200 acres of land with an allocation of money of around one crore have been established in the four districts.

Mohon Kumar Ghosh said, farmers will get incentives as per rules by the Ministry of Agriculture.

They will get seed and fertilizers from authorized dealers of the government.

“We have already formed a monitoring and rehabilitation committee in each upazila to be distributed the government incentives headed by UNO and Upazila Agriculture Officer of its member secretary,” he said.

Farmers of the region are now very busy for producing Robi crops, he said adding that the government has taken various steps to increase the production in the agricultural sector.