An orchard inspiring farmers at Bhangura

BHANGURA(Pabna): Dragon fruit trees in the garden of Mokbul Hossain MP.
BHANGURA(Pabna): Dragon fruit trees in the garden of Mokbul Hossain MP.
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Bhangura (Pabna) Correspondent :
A fruit garden of the village Sarderpara under Bhangura Upazila in Pabna district is attracting all . Many beautiful local and foreign species of trees are growing here. There are mango, lichi, custard apple, coconut, orange, and deferent delicious fruit trees. There is also foreign Dragon fruit .
Alhaj Md Mokbul Hussain MP, chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Agriculture is the owner of this garden.
 According to the villagers, when Mokbul Hussain MP comes to his village home he takes care of the garden himself. Seeing the lovely orchard local farmers are being inspired to build such gardens.
Upazila Agriculture Officer Nurul Islam said that Mokbul Hossain MP is very fond of agriculture and his roof-garden is well decorated.
He cultivated `Upasi Boro’ paddy with local varieties of Aman as Ajaladigha and Sarasariya paddy.
He is farming the local chickens, pigeons and cattle. Alhaj Mokbul Hussain said he is the son of a farmer’s family and believes that a farmer is using his limited resources can easily achieve self-sufficiency in agriculture.
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