In Rajshahi,aush paddy transplantation concluded successfully 

Transplantation activities of Aush paddy seedlings was completed successfully and now those are growing everywhere in the region along with the vast barind tract amid suitable climatic condition including the frequent rainfall.

According to field-level reports, so far reached here, the farmers are
showing more interest towards the Aush farming due to the effective measures taken by the government.

Agriculturists and farmers sources said the recurrent rainfalls are
bringing fortune for the farmers towards the transplantation and growing process creating huge job opportunities for the labor-class people especially the indigenous males and females.

In almost all eight districts under Rajshahi division, farmers are busy in nursing of the transplanted Aush seedlings of various high yielding and local varieties including BRRI-28, BR-26, BR-27, BR-21, BR-48, BR-55 and Parija, which gave better yield all along.

Local farmers have brought more than 1.57 lakh hectares of land under the Aush paddy farming in four districts under Rajshahi Agricultural Zone this season.

Local Met office recorded 523.3 millimeters of rainfall during the last one and a half months that helped the farmers towards successful
transplantation of the seedlings.

Additional Director of the zone Fazlur Rahman told BSS that the government provided chemical fertilizers like urea, TSP and MoP among the small and marginal farmers free of cost aimed at boosting the Aush paddy yield for ensuring food security.

To make the cultivation programme a grand success, the government has also ensured the supply of seeds, insecticides and other agri inputs to the growers at fair prices besides the free of cost chemical fertilizer.

A total of 29,200 farmers got cash incentives to buy seeds and fertilizers for the cultivation of Aush paddy in the current Kharif-1 season in. Of the total, 25,500 farmers received incentives for cultivation of high yielding Aush on 25,500 bigha of land 3,700 farmers for Nerica paddy on 3,700 bigha of land.

Each of the interested farmers got Taka 400 for Aush paddy cultivation
while Taka 800 for Nerica paddy farming. Besides, each of the farmers, who cultivates Aush paddy, get five kilograms seed, 20 kilograms urea, 10 kilograms DAP, 10 kilograms MOP and cash of Taka 400 for irrigation purpose.

On the other hand, farmers who cultivated Nerica paddy, get 10 kilograms seed, 20 kilograms urea, 10 kilograms DAP, 10 kilograms MOP and Taka 400 for irrigation and Taka 400 for weeding.

Sazder Rahman, Deputy Director of DAE, told BSS that the distribution of incentives was completed successfully. The agricultural incentives help boosting Aush paddy production thereby the country's total production will be enhanced. He expected that around 70,000 tonnes of additional rice will be produced.

Agriculturist Sazdar Rahman said the Aush farming is very much cost
effective as it requires less production cost and face less natural calamity.

More or less, the farming depends on monsoonal rainfall which is very
important for lessening the gradually increasing pressure on groundwater.