Soil health protection fertilizer recommendation cards have been distributed among farmers in Ulipur upazila of Kurigram.
On Wednesday (November 11) afternoon, temporary soil health protection cards were distributed among approximately 400 farmers in the Narkelbari Sannyasitala area under the municipality.
The distribution ceremony was presided over by Upazila Agriculture Officer and Agriculturist Shahidul Islam, with Director of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) Rangpur Region, Dr. S. M. Abu Bakar Saiful Islam, attending as the chief guest. Special guests included DAE Kurigram Khamarbari Deputy Director Abu Fattah Md. Rowshan Kabir, Additional Deputy Director (PP) Agriculturist Tanvir Ahmed Sarkar, Regional Project Officer (SACP Rains Project) Md. Rasheduzzaman, and Sub-Assistant Agriculture Officer Shahedur Rahman, alongside other agriculture officers and local farmers.
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According to officials, the initiative was undertaken by the upazila administration and the upazila agriculture office to ensure that all farmers across the upazila receive proper fertilizer allocations through agricultural cards and to minimize farmers' suffering. The distribution of temporary soil health cards will continue in phases across 13 unions and 1 municipality.
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Reported by Abul Kalam Azad, Ulipur (Kurigram) Correspondent • Edited by the Daily Best News desk. Send corrections to [email protected].
