Agromet Advisories

Farmers and all other farm managements are advised to follow the guidelines of Government of Bangladesh to avoid infection and social transmission of CORONA virus (COVID-19). Precautions and safety measures should be taken up to prevent the Carona virus spread. Simple measures include social distancing, maintaining personal hygiene by washing hands with soap, wearing of face mask, drink hot water, stay at home and cleaning of implements and machinery. Farmers should not work in a group; consult with a doctor in case of any symptom. Please stay at home does not visit the field until it is very necessary.

Salient Weather Conditions & Forecast

As per the weather forecast of Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) during next 24 hours’ light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at many places over the district with moderately heavy to heavy falls at places over the district. Day and night temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the district. As per the outlook issued by BMD for next 72 hours’ rainfall activity may decrease. During last four days, heavy rainfall occurred over the district and as per the quantitative medium range weather forecast; there is a possibility of heavy rainfall is likely during next five days.  Detail Agromet advisory are given below.

• Drain out water, if any, immediately from jute field
• At this time scorpion insect attack can be seen. In the first stage of attack, when the insects are grouped on the leaf, the leaf including the insect should be lifted and trampled, pressed in the hole or dipped in water mixed with kerosene.

​Vegetables

• Arrange for hand pollination of pumpkin vegetables. If beetles appear, kill them by hand in the morning and afternoon.
• In case of infestation of eggplant tip and fruit borer insects, cut and destroy the affected tip along with the insects. Insect reproduction is likely to be greatly reduced by using pheromone traps. Use spray of approval dose of insecticides, if necessary or recommended local organic insecticides may be used.
• In case of fly infestation in pumpkin, use pheromone and poison traps together. Pesticides of Alpha-Cypermethrin group can be used.

• Apply pesticides after current spell of rainfall.

• Drain out excess water from the land..

Horticultural crops

• Fruit orchards need to be intercultural operation.
• Sumithion 50 EC of Phenitrothion group should be mixed with 1.12 ml per liter of water and sprayed in the last afternoon to control flies the time of fruit maturity in mango tree. Spraying of all types of pesticides should be stopped 15-20 days before fruit collection.
• Apply Isoprocarb (MIPC) group pesticide if banana beetle infestation occurs.
• Drain out excess water from the land.

• Apply pesticides after current spell of rainfall.

Livestock

• Cattle should be fed with hay, raw grass and hand-made granular feed. Preserve paddy straw properly now.
• Vaccine the cattle to prevent disease.
• Keep the cattle house dry and clean. Use mosquito nets or earthenware pots coils at room.

• Keep cattle safe place from lightning and rain.

Poultry

• Vaccine the chickens regularly to prevent disease.
• Keep the poultry house dry and clean. Use mosquito nets or earthenware pots coils at room.

Fishery

• Now is the right time to stock fish. Prepare the pond.
• Catch all the old fish by drying the pond or applying Rotenon (25 g / decimal / ft). After 2/3 days apply 1 kg lime per decimal
• Apply fertilizer (200 g urea per decimal, 100 g TSP) and 3/4 days after lime application.
• 3/4 das after application of fertilizer, if the water color is green, store the layer-based fish fry.