MANIKGANJ, Apri 18, 2024 (BSS)-A total of 4,765 hectares of land were brought under jute cultivation at all seven upazilas of the district with a production target of 64,580 bales of jute during the current season.

The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) office sources said the soil of the district, specially, Singair upazila, Manikganj Sadar upazila and Saturia upazila, is suitable for jute cultivation.

The DAE sources said cultivation of jute has been increasing every year here as the growers are getting fair prices for their products, adding that the cultivation of jute has already been completed in the district. A total of 4,500 hectares of land were brought under jute cultivation and 56,935 bales of jute were produced during the last year.
 
The DAE officials added that the distribution of jute seeds has already been completed among 2000 poor and marginal farmers of the district to boost the cultivation of jute in all seven upazilas in the district.

Under the programme, each of the jute cultivators received one kilogram (KG) of Tosha jute seed for the cultivation of one bigha land.

Deputy Director of the DAE Manikganj said the present pro-farmer government has been distributing special agriculture incentives among the small and marginal farmers which is encouraging the farmers to cultivate more crops within due time and they are getting good production as the government distributed quality seeds among the farmers.