The farmers in Jhenaidah brought huge land under Boro farming in the season when they were reaping better from the cereal crop in past seasons. They also brought additional land under the Boro farming due to better yield and optimum prices in the market.
But the Asani had slapped on the fates of the Boro farmers when it (Asani) offered incessant rainfall for last three days leaving the low land under water. The department of agriculture extension (DAE) in Jhenaidah said the rainfall will not affect the Boro farmers so much. They had recorded 41 millimeter of rainfall during the time.
W hen the Roving Correspondent visited Kalicharanpur village in Jhenaidah Sadar and Sastibar Boro field in Shailkupa upazila, talked to a number of farmers. Manwar Uddin of Kalicharanpur said he had harvested the ripen paddy of his two bighas and stacked the same on the field. But the rain caused by Asani had damaged a few of the grains.
Farmer Keshab Roy of Jhaudia when contacted at Sastibar field, said about 40 percent of the ripen Boro was harvested so far. The standing paddy plants leaned to the grounds and harvested paddy started getting germinated due to incessant rainfall for three days.
According to the DAE office sources a total of 41 millimeter rainfall they had recorded in three days. 12 milimetre was recorded on Tuesday, 18 millimeter on Wednesday and 11 milimetre of rainfall on Thursday.
The sources said they had set a target to produce 339,492 tonnes of Boro on a total of 78,855 hectares of land in the current season. But the target was achieved as the farmers brought additional area under the Boro farming.
DAE deputy Director Asgar Ali when contacted had admitted the partial damage of the ripen Boro by recent rainfall caused by Asanio. He said the ripen standing paddy plants will be be affected by the rainfall, while a portion of the harvested paddy lying on the fields might be affected.
He had urged upon the farmers to bring back the harvested paddy to home for separating from the plants at no delay. He also advised to harvest the ripen paddy immediately so that rain of any other natural havoc might not affect the grains any more, deputy director said.
