Gafargaon ( Mymensingh) Correspondent :
Over 300 people have become self-reliant in Gafargaon by cultivating bottle gourd.
Gourd has been cultivated in char area of the basin of the river Brahmaputra, Neguari, Tangabo, and Panchbag Union more than previous years at Gafargaon under Mymensingh.
Now the field is pageant with green and the hat-bazar are filled with winter bottle-gourd in this upazila. The farmers of this upazila are very happy to get due price and bumper production of winter bottle-gourd in this season. They expected ,if the price of bottle gourd exists, the wheels of fortune will be changed more than 500 farmers.
It is learnt that the local farmers have cultivated their lands more than previous years because of less price at their produced Aman, IRRI paddy in the last season . Bottle gourd has been cultivated much due to favourable weather and much price, less production cost.
Agriculture officer said , the target of cultivation of bottle gourd has been fixed t at 180 hectres in this upazila. But 200 hectres land have been cultivated in this current season. Many farmers are very much interested to cultivate bottle gourd because of less production cost.
When contacted with farmers, successful farmers , Alal, Rasu, Nasir Khan of Nidhiarchar village of Charalgi Union are passing busy time with joy. Farmer Nasir Khan informed , he has cultivated bottle-gourd in his one acre land. At this, he has spent TK-12 thousand. In the meantime, he has sold bottle gourd about TK-40 thousand and hoped to sell TK-50 thousand the rest of bottle gourd. Mafij Uddin said, the market price of bottle gourd is very high. A bottle -gourd about 4 kg is being sold TK-50- 65. If this price exists, the wheels of fortune of many farmers will be changed and the standard of life also will be changed.
Upazila Agriculture Officer S.S.Farhana Hossain informed, the cost of production.irrigation, fertilizer and labour is less and no harm of insects .So, the farmers are very willing to cultivate bottle gourd. Besides, bottle -gourd has been become bumper production. Bottle- gourd has been exported to Dhaka and other districts to meet-up the demand of this area.
Over 300 people have become self-reliant in Gafargaon by cultivating bottle gourd.
Gourd has been cultivated in char area of the basin of the river Brahmaputra, Neguari, Tangabo, and Panchbag Union more than previous years at Gafargaon under Mymensingh.
Now the field is pageant with green and the hat-bazar are filled with winter bottle-gourd in this upazila. The farmers of this upazila are very happy to get due price and bumper production of winter bottle-gourd in this season. They expected ,if the price of bottle gourd exists, the wheels of fortune will be changed more than 500 farmers.
It is learnt that the local farmers have cultivated their lands more than previous years because of less price at their produced Aman, IRRI paddy in the last season . Bottle gourd has been cultivated much due to favourable weather and much price, less production cost.
Agriculture officer said , the target of cultivation of bottle gourd has been fixed t at 180 hectres in this upazila. But 200 hectres land have been cultivated in this current season. Many farmers are very much interested to cultivate bottle gourd because of less production cost.
When contacted with farmers, successful farmers , Alal, Rasu, Nasir Khan of Nidhiarchar village of Charalgi Union are passing busy time with joy. Farmer Nasir Khan informed , he has cultivated bottle-gourd in his one acre land. At this, he has spent TK-12 thousand. In the meantime, he has sold bottle gourd about TK-40 thousand and hoped to sell TK-50 thousand the rest of bottle gourd. Mafij Uddin said, the market price of bottle gourd is very high. A bottle -gourd about 4 kg is being sold TK-50- 65. If this price exists, the wheels of fortune of many farmers will be changed and the standard of life also will be changed.
Upazila Agriculture Officer S.S.Farhana Hossain informed, the cost of production.irrigation, fertilizer and labour is less and no harm of insects .So, the farmers are very willing to cultivate bottle gourd. Besides, bottle -gourd has been become bumper production. Bottle- gourd has been exported to Dhaka and other districts to meet-up the demand of this area.
