NARAIL, Jan 6, 2022 (BSS) - Farmers of the district are preparing seed
beds to develop healthy Boro paddy seedlings in all three upazilas of the
district this season.

     Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) office sources said over
48,490 hectares of land would be brought under Boro paddy cultivation this
year with a production target of at least 2,12,537 tonnes of rice.

     The department has set a target to prepare seed bed on over 2,921
hectares of land to produce Boro paddy seedlings. Now, the farmers are
passing a busy time preparing the seedbed on low lands.

     High quality seed of Boro paddy like BRRI Dhan-28, BRRI Dhan-29, BRRI
Dhan-50, BRRI Dhan-58, BRRI Dhan 89, BRRI Dhan 81, BRRI Dhan 74 and hybrid
varieties are being distributed to the farmers at reasonable rates through
Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation( BADC) and other private
firms approved by Seed Certification Agency of the government.

     Besides, many of the farmers have taken preparations to make seedbeds by
sowing their own seed not depending on BADC and local markets as they
received training on seed preservation from the DAE field level officials,
said Md. Abdullah Al- Mamun, district training officer of the DAE.

     The DAE officials advised the farmers not to buy fake and substandard
seed from the shops except BADC and government approved dealers, sources
said.

     Talking to the BSS deputy director of DAE Narail, Dipak Kumar Roy said
the field level sub assistant agriculture officers were instructed to
motivate the farmers to collect healthy seeds from BADC and government
approved dealers.