“Already 62 percent of the Boro crops grown in Haors have been harvested. Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque will visit the Haor regions in Dakshin Sunamganj and Tahirganj on Thursday to motivate farmers and workers during the crisis, the statement said. According to the Department of Agricultural Extension, Boro paddy has been cultivated on 445,399 hectares of wetlands across seven districts of Kishoreganj, Netrokona, Sunamganj, Moulvibazar, Habiganj, Sylhet and Brahmanbaria. This year’s target for Boro rice production is 20.4 million tonnes, with the yields from the Haor regions making up 20 percent of it. The public transport system has also been shut down, resulting in a scarcity of workers to help farmers harvest paddy in the Haors.

Source: bd News24 April 28, 2020 12:11 UTC