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BSS, Gaibandha

Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has taken up a massive plan to cultivate chili in all seven upazilas of the district during the current season.

DAE sources said a total of 1,600 hectares of land would be brought under chili cultivation this year with a target of producing 2,400 metric tonnes of chili in the areas.

Of those, 730 hectares of land would be cultivated in Fanchhari upazila, 400 hectares in Shaghata upazila, 150 hectares in Sundarganj upazila, 150 hectares in Sadar upazila, 100 hectares in Gobindaganj upazila, 50 hectares in Sadullapur upazila and 20 hectares in Palashbari upazila.

Necessary steps have been taken to ensure supply of quality seeds, fertilizer and other agriculture inputs among the growers fair prices to boost chili production here, said DAE Deputy Director ANM Mizanur Rahman Amin.

Besides, the farmers who lost their standing crops in last floods have been encouraged to cultivate winter vegetables to recover the losses, he said.