BSS, Panchagarh :
Farmers of different upazilas in the district are getting financial benefit by growing ridge gourd (Jhinga) on their lands.
Owing to congenial weather, low labour cost and high demand, farming of the vegetable is on the rise in the district.
Sources informed, the farmers of the district have geared up vegetables farming including Jhinga during the current season with much enthusiasm as they made huge profit last year from the cultivation of the same.
The farmers of the district are expected to attain a good yield of their produces this season as they prefer cultivating vegetables to other crops, sources further said.
Mobarak Ali, a farmer of Debiduba village under Debiganj upazila told BSS that he has been farming Jhinga for the last four years.
He is fortunate enough farming this vegetable, as its farming gives him good profit. He has already earned Taka 50,000 by selling Jhinga of his lands.
According to DAE officials said Jhinga and some other varieties of vegetables farming have gradually gained popularity in the area during last five or six years.
Easy cultivation process, favourable weather condition, and high demand also encourage the farmers to grow vegetables including Jhinga on a large scale. Early harvesting ensures a handsome profit for the cultivators, sources said.
Farmers of different upazilas in the district are getting financial benefit by growing ridge gourd (Jhinga) on their lands.
Owing to congenial weather, low labour cost and high demand, farming of the vegetable is on the rise in the district.
Sources informed, the farmers of the district have geared up vegetables farming including Jhinga during the current season with much enthusiasm as they made huge profit last year from the cultivation of the same.
The farmers of the district are expected to attain a good yield of their produces this season as they prefer cultivating vegetables to other crops, sources further said.
Mobarak Ali, a farmer of Debiduba village under Debiganj upazila told BSS that he has been farming Jhinga for the last four years.
He is fortunate enough farming this vegetable, as its farming gives him good profit. He has already earned Taka 50,000 by selling Jhinga of his lands.
According to DAE officials said Jhinga and some other varieties of vegetables farming have gradually gained popularity in the area during last five or six years.
Easy cultivation process, favourable weather condition, and high demand also encourage the farmers to grow vegetables including Jhinga on a large scale. Early harvesting ensures a handsome profit for the cultivators, sources said.
