DHAKA, May 5, 2024 (BSS) - Ninety seven percent of Boro paddy was harvested

in the country's haor areas, said the agriculture ministry today.

This year, Boro paddy was cultivated on 453,400 hectares of land in the seven
districts of the haor areas- - Sylhet, Moulvibazar, Habiganj, Sunamganj,
Kishoreganj, Netrokona and Brahmanbaria.

Of the total cultivated land, Boro paddy from 438,000 hectares of land was
harvested, said the release.

In the haor areas, a total of 4,400 combined harvesters are being used to
harvest Boro paddy as the agriculture minister provided 100 more harvesters
this year.

According to the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), Boro had been
sown on a total of 5,058,000 lakh hectares of land across the country this
year, up by 20, 000 hectares from last year, with a production target of two
crore and 22 lakh tonnes of Boro rice.

Earlier, Agriculture Minister Dr Md. Abdus Shahid said the government
provided the Boro paddy growers with free agricultural inputs, including
seeds and fertilizer worth Taka 215 crore to increase the production of Boro,
the main staple food crop in the country.