CropsPatuakhali targets 190,000 hectares of Aman as farmers replant from backup seedbeds after 170 hectares were lost to July–August flooding
Depressions, monsoon rain and tidal water flooded low-lying parts of the coastal district and damaged Aman seedbeds and summer vegetables, but transplanting is now in full swing; a Bauphal farmer has gone from 60 to 80 kathas, and officials say a favourable season could beat the target and set a pro