Magura, April 29 -- Farmers in Sreepur upazila of Magura are increasingly rejecting jute seeds supplied by the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC), citing longer maturation periods, excessive height, entanglement issues and poor yields.

Despite the government's push to promote BADC-distributed seeds, a significant number of farmers have instead turned to Indian-origin varieties such as Sebayan JRO 524, Chakra-marked JRO 524 and Shankha-marked seeds, which they say perform better in local conditions.

This season, jute has been cultivated on approximately 9,150 hectares of land across the upazila.

Farmers generally receive jute seeds and chemical fertilisers from two key sources-the Upazila Agriculture Office and the U...