Md. Emdadul Haque, Dupchanchia :The most popular fruit lemon has been cultivated abundantly in Dupchanchia Upazila of Bogra district. Many poor farmers are becoming self-reliant by cultivating lemon on their cropland and tob of the ceiling of the building as it has proved more profitable to the growers. Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) Deputy Director Bazlur Rashid said, “Around 150 farmers of six union of the upazila in the district have cultivated the lemon on 17 hectares of land and ceiling of the building for getting frequent benefits from cultivating lemon this year.” “They have been given training on cultivating fruits like lemon, pumpkin and so many high-yielding varieties of vegetables.” he said . Farmer Taher said, “People are showing more interest in lemon farming for the last few years as it is profitable.” Enamul Haque and Monim of Banduria village under the upazila said that they had sold a huge quantity of the lemon over the last few years. After meeting local demands, the fruts are also supplied to different parts of the country like Dhaka, Chittagong and Barisal. Asim Kumar Das said, “We can produce more and more if the DAE provides us quality fertiliser and pesticides at lower price.” While visiting different firms of the upazilas of the district it has been found farmers are gradually bringing more and more areas under lemon cultivation every year.
