Farmers in Jamalpur have started cotton harvesting with a production target of 750 metric tonnes (MTs) of seed cotton in the current season.
Sources concerned said the farmers cultivated different varieties of cotton seeds on 225 hectares of land in the district this year.
Amid a favourable climatic condition, a total of 1650 bales of cotton fibre are expected to be produced in the region.
The cash crop is being cultivated on vast char lands in Pathalia, Senerchar, Piyerpur, Banarerpar, Charjatharthapur and Chandra in Jamalpur Sadar upazila and Perojpur, Deflarchar, Savarharchar in Islampur upazila.
Abdul Majid, a farmer of Pathalia village, said, he cultivated cotton on two bighas of land this year and is expecting a profit of Tk 30,000 from the cropping this time.
This year, the farmers cultivated five cotton seed varieties-CB-12, CB-14, CB Hybrid-1, Rupali-1 and DM-3, reports BSS.
Cotton Development Board has under taken various projects to encourage the farmers to increase cotton production in the country.
