Fair price makes jute growers happy in Panchagarh

Jute farmers in the district are happy due
to its good production and fair prices in the local markets during the on-
going harvesting season.

Now the jute farmers are seen busy cutting and processing the crop with much
enthusiasm in the district as harvesting is going on in full swing.

The new jute has appeared in the local hat and Bazar. Farmers and agro
officials expect to exceed the production target as the crop grew well and
its cultivation area was higher than the target.

Per mound (40-kg) jute is being sold at Taka 3,000 to Taka 3,200. Traders
from different districts come here and buy jute as per their demand and send
those to different Jute Mills across the country.

Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) of Panchagarh sources said jute
was cultivated on 10,000 hectares of land in the district this year with the
production target of 20.18 bells.

Farmer Selim of Sabouspara village said: “I cultivate jute on one bigha of
land. Around eight maunds of jute were produced from per bigha (33 decimal)
of land and I earned Taka 14,000 by selling jute after mitigating all
expenditure.”

Deputy Director of the DAE, Panchagarh Abdul Motin told BSS that Jute
production has been good as the weather condition is favorable this year. The
department has given training on uses of modern technologies to the farmers
for boosting its production, he added.

Besides, the farmers got jute seeds, fertilizers from the department at free
of cost. (BSS)