BSS, Rangpur :
Hundreds of people, including male and female labourers, are now engaged in harvesting, processing and marketing litchi as its business reaches the peak now in the northern districts.
According to the farmers and market sources, harvest of the delicious fruit has been continuing in full swing with plenty of supply, huge demand and better price in the local markets making both the litchi growers and traders happier this season.
Meanwhile, huge quantity of litchi, including the aristocrat varieties, are being traded daily from the region to the capital Dhaka and country’s other parts and its supply still remains plenty in the local markets following bumper production.
Presently, every 100 pieces of local variety litchi are selling at rates between Taka 200 and 250, Madrazi, Bombay, China-3, Golapi and Mozaffarpuri varieties between Taka 450 and 600 and aristocrat Bedana variety between Taka 800 and 900 in local markets.
Like in the previous years, the bigger litchi traders from Munshiganj, Tangail, Dhaka and other places have already purchased the orchards with China-3, China-4 and Bedana variety litchi and started marketing those to the capital and other areas.
Huge activities have been started creating job opportunities in harvesting, packaging and marketing of litchi everywhere now in Kurigram, Lalmonirhat, Nilphamari, Rangpur, Dinajpur, Thakurgaon, Gaibandha, Panchagarh and other northern districts.
Talking to BSS, Horticulture specialist Khondker Mesbahul Islam of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) said the favourable climatic condition led to the bumper litchi production in the region this season.
The litchi growers are now happy following excellent production and lucrative price of the most delicious, juicy and fleshy seasonal fruit that has already appeared in local markets of the northern districts.
Experts, farmers and businessmen predicted a record business of litchis in greater Rangpur and Dinajpur districts alone this season.
They said litchi farming has already brought a silent economic revolution as hundreds of farmers achieved self-reliance through cultivating the most tasty and lucrative seasonal fruit on commercial basis in recent years in northern Bangladesh.
According to the DAE sources, over 85 percent of the litchi trees in about 9,000 small, medium and big-sized litchi orchards and homesteads bloomed massively earlier this season.
The farmers have mostly been cultivating high yielding varieties like China-3 and Bedana, early varieties like Bombay, Mozaffarpuri and Madrazi and late variety Kanthali litchi following repeated bumper production and lucrative price every year.
Litchi growers Kafil Uddin, Abul Kalam, Mahbub Ali, Shamsul Haque, Abdur Rahman, Harunur Rashid, Aminul Haque, Abdus Sobhan and Jomshed Ali said they are expecting to earn excellent profits following bumper litchi yield this time.
Hundreds of people, including male and female labourers, are now engaged in harvesting, processing and marketing litchi as its business reaches the peak now in the northern districts.
According to the farmers and market sources, harvest of the delicious fruit has been continuing in full swing with plenty of supply, huge demand and better price in the local markets making both the litchi growers and traders happier this season.
Meanwhile, huge quantity of litchi, including the aristocrat varieties, are being traded daily from the region to the capital Dhaka and country’s other parts and its supply still remains plenty in the local markets following bumper production.
Presently, every 100 pieces of local variety litchi are selling at rates between Taka 200 and 250, Madrazi, Bombay, China-3, Golapi and Mozaffarpuri varieties between Taka 450 and 600 and aristocrat Bedana variety between Taka 800 and 900 in local markets.
Like in the previous years, the bigger litchi traders from Munshiganj, Tangail, Dhaka and other places have already purchased the orchards with China-3, China-4 and Bedana variety litchi and started marketing those to the capital and other areas.
Huge activities have been started creating job opportunities in harvesting, packaging and marketing of litchi everywhere now in Kurigram, Lalmonirhat, Nilphamari, Rangpur, Dinajpur, Thakurgaon, Gaibandha, Panchagarh and other northern districts.
Talking to BSS, Horticulture specialist Khondker Mesbahul Islam of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) said the favourable climatic condition led to the bumper litchi production in the region this season.
The litchi growers are now happy following excellent production and lucrative price of the most delicious, juicy and fleshy seasonal fruit that has already appeared in local markets of the northern districts.
Experts, farmers and businessmen predicted a record business of litchis in greater Rangpur and Dinajpur districts alone this season.
They said litchi farming has already brought a silent economic revolution as hundreds of farmers achieved self-reliance through cultivating the most tasty and lucrative seasonal fruit on commercial basis in recent years in northern Bangladesh.
According to the DAE sources, over 85 percent of the litchi trees in about 9,000 small, medium and big-sized litchi orchards and homesteads bloomed massively earlier this season.
The farmers have mostly been cultivating high yielding varieties like China-3 and Bedana, early varieties like Bombay, Mozaffarpuri and Madrazi and late variety Kanthali litchi following repeated bumper production and lucrative price every year.
Litchi growers Kafil Uddin, Abul Kalam, Mahbub Ali, Shamsul Haque, Abdur Rahman, Harunur Rashid, Aminul Haque, Abdus Sobhan and Jomshed Ali said they are expecting to earn excellent profits following bumper litchi yield this time.
