Jashore: Maskalai dal seeds and chemical fertilizers have been distributed to small and marginal farmers in Sadar upazila of Jashore district as part of an agricultural incentive programme. Deputy Commissioner Md. Azaharul Islam took part in the distribution event held at the Sadar upazila parishad auditorium, where he served as the chief guest.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the event was presided over by Assistant Commissioner (Land) Nusrat Yasmin. Other notable speakers included Deputy Director of the Department of Agricultural Extension Agronomist Mosharraf Hossain, Sadar Upazila Agricultural Officer Agronomist Razia Sultana, Training Officer Abu Talha, and President of Jashore Press Club Zahid Hasan Tukun.
The programme provided 60 selected farmers from the upazila with agricultural inputs to assist in the cultivation of Maskalai. Each farmer received five kilograms of seeds, 10 kilograms of DAP, and five kilograms of MOP fertilizer.