Aman paddy cultivation target achieved: ministry

The government has achieved Aman paddy cultivation target in the current season, the agriculture ministry said.

The government had a target of producing 1.63 crore tonnes of Aman on 59 lakh hectares of land this year, the ministry said in a press release today.

The ministry achieved 100 per cent of the rice cultivation target in the Aman season, leaving behind the fear of drought and a lack of rain.

In 2020-21, around 1.45 crore tonnes of Aman were cultivated on 56.25 lakh hectares and the next year 1.5 crore tonnes were produced on 57.2 lakh hectares, according to the Department of Agricultural Extension.

Recently in a programme in Mymensingh, Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque said the uncertainty in Aman production is over. If there is no natural calamity, Aman's production may be higher than last year, he added.

About 6.74 lakh deep tube wells, shallow tube wells, LLP and various irrigation machines have been used in the irrigation.

More than 14 lakh irrigation equipment are being used in the country, according to the ministry.