Abdus Sattar Kanchu, Gopalganj :
Farmers of Naldanaga under Sadar Upazila in Gopalganj are becoming financially solvent by growing ‘Lal Shak’ (Calery) on their farm land in a short duration as the crop comparatively more profitable growers said.
Maximum farmers are cultivating ‘Lal Shak’ on abandoned land and on their house premises and many farmers are cultivating of the crop on commercial basis beginning this winter season.
Md. Mizanur Rahman, Upazila Agriculture Officer, Gopalganj Sadar said above 90 hectares of land have been brought under lal shak cultivation in Sadar Upazila of the district and many farmers have changed their lots by growing lal shako According to a farmer ten to eleven thousands taka is spent to cultivate the crop on one local bigha (52 decimal) of land but return back from produce above taka twenty five thousands and winter season is best for cultivation of the crop and farmers can sold at exorbitant prices, farmers said.
During the whole season, this vegetable may by plucked 5 to 6 times from a land. Excessive rain and flood are the main enemies of the vegetables. Smrity Bala (40) wife of Anil Bala a female farmers of village N aldanga under Raghunathpur union of Sadar Upazila said, “1 have been cultivating ‘Lal Shak’ on 26 decimal of land where expend taka five thousands and 1 hope to earn taka fifteen thousands from n1y produce, Smrity said.
Farmers of Naldanaga under Sadar Upazila in Gopalganj are becoming financially solvent by growing ‘Lal Shak’ (Calery) on their farm land in a short duration as the crop comparatively more profitable growers said.
Maximum farmers are cultivating ‘Lal Shak’ on abandoned land and on their house premises and many farmers are cultivating of the crop on commercial basis beginning this winter season.
Md. Mizanur Rahman, Upazila Agriculture Officer, Gopalganj Sadar said above 90 hectares of land have been brought under lal shak cultivation in Sadar Upazila of the district and many farmers have changed their lots by growing lal shako According to a farmer ten to eleven thousands taka is spent to cultivate the crop on one local bigha (52 decimal) of land but return back from produce above taka twenty five thousands and winter season is best for cultivation of the crop and farmers can sold at exorbitant prices, farmers said.
During the whole season, this vegetable may by plucked 5 to 6 times from a land. Excessive rain and flood are the main enemies of the vegetables. Smrity Bala (40) wife of Anil Bala a female farmers of village N aldanga under Raghunathpur union of Sadar Upazila said, “1 have been cultivating ‘Lal Shak’ on 26 decimal of land where expend taka five thousands and 1 hope to earn taka fifteen thousands from n1y produce, Smrity said.
