NATORE, Mar 29, 2023 (BSS) - A total of 1,300 small and marginal farmers in Bagatipara upazila of the district were given seeds and fertilizers under the Agricultural Incentive Programme free of cost for the cultivation of high-yielding (Ufshi) Aush paddy and Jute in the current Kharif season.

To increase the interest of farmers in Aush paddy and Jute cultivation, Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) distributed the incentive among the farmers.

Member of Parliament of Natore-1 constituency ((Lalpur and Bagatipara) Md. Shihedul Islam (Bakul) inaugurated the distribution function at the upazila parishad premises as the chief guest this morning with assistant commissioner (land) Suraiya Mumtaz in the chair.

The chief guest said, the present government is farmer-friendly as it has taken various steps for development of agriculture and working relentlessly for the development of agriculture and farmers. As a result production of food in the country has increased manifold.

Upazila Agriculture Officer Bhavsindhu Roy said that 1,200 farmers of the upazila were given jute seeds for cultivating one bigha of land and 100 farmers were given Ufshi Aush paddy seeds and fertilizers for cultivating one bigha of land.