Mintu Abdur Rahman, Rangpur :
Natural cold storage has ushered in a new hope to the potato farmers of different areas under Rangpur district in recent years.
Bangladesh Agricultural Marketing Department is providing technical and logistic support to the farmers across the region in developing this sort of natural storages.
Md. Shafiqul Islam, a potato grower of Tampat area of Rangpur Sadar that last year he stored 220 sacks of potato in natural stores and could make satisfactory profit after selling his produce when its price increased. This year he has stored 300 sacks of potatoes in this natural cold storage and is optimistic of earning good profit, he added.A good number of farmers said earlier they had to sell potato in the fields soon after harvest because they could not afford cold storage fare.But presently, the natural cold storage costs nominal amount of money and thus the farmers can save huge money, they also said.
Marketing officer of Agricultural Marketing Department, Rangpur region D D Anuarul Haq said natural storage has gained much popularity among the farmers across the region. It is so easy to construct this type of storage. It is a hut with corrugated sheet roof. It requires around one lakh taka to erect the hut with bamboo platform, 3 feet high from the ground, he also said. About 30 tonnes of potatoes can be stored in the storage, he added
Natural cold storage has ushered in a new hope to the potato farmers of different areas under Rangpur district in recent years.
Bangladesh Agricultural Marketing Department is providing technical and logistic support to the farmers across the region in developing this sort of natural storages.
Md. Shafiqul Islam, a potato grower of Tampat area of Rangpur Sadar that last year he stored 220 sacks of potato in natural stores and could make satisfactory profit after selling his produce when its price increased. This year he has stored 300 sacks of potatoes in this natural cold storage and is optimistic of earning good profit, he added.A good number of farmers said earlier they had to sell potato in the fields soon after harvest because they could not afford cold storage fare.But presently, the natural cold storage costs nominal amount of money and thus the farmers can save huge money, they also said.
Marketing officer of Agricultural Marketing Department, Rangpur region D D Anuarul Haq said natural storage has gained much popularity among the farmers across the region. It is so easy to construct this type of storage. It is a hut with corrugated sheet roof. It requires around one lakh taka to erect the hut with bamboo platform, 3 feet high from the ground, he also said. About 30 tonnes of potatoes can be stored in the storage, he added
