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RANGPUR, March 9, 2026 (BSS) – Tender Boro rice plants are now growing magnificently in the favorable climate of the Rangpur agricultural region, raising hopes among farmers for a bumper crop yield this season. 
 
Officials from the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) said that farmers have already planted Boro seedlings in 94.78 percent of the target land and the process still continues in all five districts of the region.
 
“Farmers are busy in taking care of the excellently growing tender Boro rice plants, Like farmers, we are expecting a bumper production of the crop in the region this season,” said Additional Director of the DAE’s Rangpur region Agriculturist Md Shirajul Islam.
 
The government has set an all-time record target of producing 23,08,715 tonnes of clean Boro rice (34,63,0672 tonnes of paddy) from 5,09,094 hectares of land for Rangpur agricultural region this season.  
            
Of them, farmers will produce 11,13,909 tonnes of hybrid variety Boro rice from 2,30,316 hectares of land, 11,75,867 tonnes of high yielding variety rice from 2,77,753 hectares and 1,939 tonnes of local variety Boro rice from 1,025 hectares of land. 
  
Meanwhile, enthusiastic farmers have already transplanted Boro rice seedlings on over 4,82,544 hectares of land or 94.78 percent against the fixed farming target in the region till Sunday.
          
The DAE with other related organisations like Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC), Northern Electricity Supply Company Limited and Rural Electrification Board are ensuring smooth supply of fertilisers and electricity to farmers to ensure successful Boro rice cultivation.
   
Being inspired by the DAE, farmers are adopting conservation agriculture (CA)-based technologies, including Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD) irrigation methods, while farming Boro rice to save irrigation water and increase rice output at reduced costs.
  
Farmers have so far applied organic fertilisers on 3,52,265 hectares of Boro rice fields against targeted 33,112 hectares and balanced fertilisers on 3,69,229 hectares against targeted 1,98,671 hectares to get higher yield of more hygienic rice in the region. 
 
“Tender plants of Boro rice are growing fabulously in the mainland and low-lying and char and riverine areas,” he said.
 
Farmers have brought more low-lying char lands, beels and riverine areas under Boro rice farming this time to complete its harvest before commencement of the next rainy season.
            
"We are expecting that farmers will exceed the fixed Boro rice farming target in Rangpur, Gaibandha, Kurigram, Nilphamari and Lalmonirhat districts of the region this season," said Shirajul Islam.
  
 “Vast tracts of Boro crop fields have worn an eye-catching greenish look now,” he said, adding that a bumper Boro rice output is likely if the climatic conditions remain favorable onwards during the next three months.
 
Talking to BSS, farmers Azizur Rahman, Mozammel Hossain and Ariful Haque of village Najirdigar in Rangpur Sadar said tender plants of Boro rice on their crop lands are growing excellently predicting a bumper Boro rice output this season.
 
Similarly, farmers Moyen Uddin, Abul Hossain, Echhahaq Ali, Nur Mohammad, Mostafizur Rahman and Fazlul Haque of different villages in Rangpur Sadar upazila said they are expecting a bumper production of Boro rice this year.