BOGRA, Bangladesh, 21 March, 2021, (TON): A total of 11,200 tons of potato will be exported this year from the Bogura district like in previous years. District agriculture officials said agents of the country’s exporters will buy high-quality potato worth about Taka 22,000 crore from the Bogura various market.

Additional deputy director of the district department of agricultural extension (DAE) Shahaduzzaman said bumper potato has been produced in the district during the current season due to favorable weather, high-quality potato, and rains or lack of disease.

The target for potato cultivation in the district was 55,455 hectares. From which potato production has been about 13 lakh tons.  The potato was exported from Shibganj Upazila of the district every year. The potato of this region is very famous. About 20/22 varieties of potatoes are being produced in the district. The most common of these are the local varieties of potato Pakhari, Hagrai, and Romana.

Potato is being exported from Bogra to several countries including Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Singapore, Malaysia, and Sri Lanka, said Dulal Hossain, Deputy Director, District Agriculture Extension Department. So far, 5,600 tons of potato have been exported from Bogura, district agriculture officials said.