MANIKGANJ, April 22, 2024 (BSS) - The cultivation of sesame is going on in
full swing in all seven upazilas of the district with a production target of
4,235 tonnes seeds.

The Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) said they have set a target to
produce 4,235 tonnes of sesame from 3,850 hectares of land in the district
during the current season.

Last year, the cultivators achieved a bumper production of sesame as they
cultivated the crop on 2,710 hectares of land.

Good production of sesame and its fair prices have been encouraging the
farmers to spread its cultivation during the last several years, the sources
said.

In this continuity, the cultivation of sesame exceeded its fixed target as
the favourable weather was prevailing in the district this year.

The sandy char land areas of Daulatpur, Shibalaya and Harirampur upazilas of
the district remained barren for a long time. But now, most of those areas
are being brought under sesame cultivation.

Deputy Director of the DAE Abu Mohammad Enayet ullah said the lands of the
district are suitable for sesame cultivation and farmers are getting
reasonable prices for their produce.