The recent floods have damaged standing crops on 1.02 lakh hectares of land in Rangpur worth about Tk902 crore.
According to the Department of Agriculture Extension, the floods have totally damaged T-Aman crops on 13,832 hectares of land causing losses of 37,737 tonnes rice production worth Tk120.76 crore affecting over 1.06 lakh farmers in Rangpur.
In Kurigram, the recent floods have caused losses of over 1.80 lakh tonnes rice production worth Tk397.02 crore by totally damaging standing T-Aman crops on 44,085 hectares of land affecting over 3.11 lakh farmers.
The floods have damaged standing T-Aman crops on 1,100 hectares of land causing losses of 2,958 tone rice production worth Tk8.87 crore affecting 8,340 farmers in Lalmonirhat.
Besides, the recent floods have caused losses of 930 tonnes rice production worth Tk2.32 crore by totally damaging standing T-Aman crops on 332 hectares of land affecting 4,299 farmers in Nilphamari.
In the first phase, the floods have completely damaged standing T-Aman crops on 79,787 hectares of land causing production loss of 2.68 lakh tonnes rice worth Tk709.75 crore affecting 5.61 lakh farmers in the region.
In the second phase, the floods have totally damaged standing T-Aman crop on 22,725 hectares of land causing production loss of 70,148 tonnes rice worth Tk192.16 crore affecting 1.76 lakh farmers in the second phase in Rangpur.
In addition to this, the recent floods in two phases have totally damaged standing T-Aman seedling on 322 hectares of land causing losses of Tk2.18 crore affecting 9,291 farmers in the agriculture region.
To recoup the losses in T-Aman rice production, the DAE with other agriculture-related organisations and institutions have already distributing late variety Aman seedling among the affected farmers, reports BSS.
Rangpur Regional Additional Director of the DAE Mohammad Mohsin said that the farmers have been transplanting late variety Aman rice like ‘Naijarshail’, ‘Ganjia’, BRRI dhan46 and BR-22 on their land after recession of water.
Besides, officials and experts of different agriculture related departments, institutions and organisations have been suggesting the affected farmers for cultivating substitute crops on their totally and partially damaged croplands.
He asked the affected farmers for cultivating early variety ‘mash kalai’ and vegetables after recession of floodwaters and then mustard, vegetables, potato, wheat, maize and other crops on their lands to recoup crop losses they incurred during recent floods.
Horticulture Specialist of the DAE Khondker Md Mesbahul Islam said the flood-hit framers had already started their farm activities anew in most places with DAE assistance after recession of floodwater in the region.