PIROJPUR, Feb 22, 2023 (BSS) - A total of 15,000 small and marginal farmers

in all seven upazilas of the district will get incentive for the cultivation
of Ufsi Aush paddy in the current season.

To increase the interest of farmers in Ufsi Aush cultivation, the amount of
incentive support and the number of farmers have been increased significantly
in the current financial year 2022-23 in the district.

According to Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), Ministry of
Agriculture has allocated Taka 85,87,500 for the Aush farmers of the district
to cultivate of Aush paddy.

The target of Aush cultivation was fixed on 15,000 bighas of land under the
programme, the DAE said.

Under the programme, each farmer will receive five kilograms of Ufsi Aush
paddy seed, 10-kg of Di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) fertilizers and 10-kg of
Muriate of potash (MOP) free of cost for cultivating one bigha of land.

Deputy Director of the district DAE Dr. Md. Nazrul Islam Sikder said
distribution work of the incentive among the farmers will begins very soon.