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There is a prospect of a bumper yield of Aush paddy in Narail in the current season. Aush has been cultivated on a total of 9,107 hectares of land in the district this year.
The agriculture department has set a target of producing 23,597 tonnes of rice from this land. Aush paddy harvesting is now in full swing in the district’s three upazilas.
Agriculturist Md Arifur Rahman, deputy director of the Department of Agricultural Extension in Narail, said farmers here are becoming interested in Aush cultivation every year as the government provides agricultural incentives to farmers free of cost.
Harvesting of Aush paddy has already been completed on 81 per cent of the total land cultivated in the district. Farmers are now passing a busy time harvesting and threshing paddy. He said there will be a bumper yield of Aush if the weather remains favourable until the paddy is brought home.
According to Department of Agricultural Extension sources, Aush has been cultivated on 3,859 hectares of land in Narail Sadar upazila, 1,718 hectares in Lohagara upazila and 3,530 hectares in Kalia upazila.
Nipu Majumder, sub-assistant agriculture officer at the deputy director’s office, told BSS that in the current kharif season (2026-2027), high-yielding varieties BRRI dhan-48, 55, 82 and 98; hybrid varieties Hira, Agro-12 and BRRI-7; and local varieties Ratail, Bhojan, Parangir and Narai of Aush paddy have been cultivated in the district.
He said rice cooked from Aush is tasty to eat. The soil of this district is quite suitable for Aush paddy production. As there is demand for this rice in the market, farmers cultivate Aush with interest every year.
