Our Correspondent :
Golam Manjurul Kabir Palash, a school teacher in Gafargaon upazilla dreamed of doing something extra besides teaching. To make that dream come true, one day he suddenly bought 10 bulls and brought them home. He had to come a long way with hard work to make cattle (dairy) farming a huge success. His residence is at Baghergaon village of Usthi union under the upazila. He is now known as a successful farmer in the area.
In November 2016, he bought 10 bulls and set up a cattle farm. Later he bought a cow for that farm. Then gradually it started to make profit. ‘I did not have to look back’, says Palash. There are now 20 cows of different sizes in the farm of Palash. Teacher Palash is now also a successful farmer.
These cows produce an average of 145 to 150 liters of milk. Milk is sold at 50 rupees. Dairy cows cost about two and a half thousand rupees daily. After milking, he sold it in different hotels of Upazila Sadar. Khamari Palash said that he can sell milk for at least Tk 6,000 every day.
The house of this successful farm is in Baghergaon village of Gafargaon upazila of Mymensingh. He is working as an assistant teacher in Panchbagh Government Primary School. He not only continued to succeed by working hard and struggling, but also showed the way to become self-reliant by encouraging others in the village to keep cows. Seeing him, the farm revolution has spread to the surrounding villages of Gafargaon upazila. However, he has sold all the 10 bulls he bought first. Now he is a full-fledged dairy farmer. The name of the farm is ‘Baders Cattle Farm’.
Baghergaon village is about 11 km away from Gafargaon municipal town. Farm house in a huge shed next to the village house. According to Palash, 20 of the dairy cows are of Friesian breed. Friesian cows give 30 to 35 liters of milk. He does not keep any bull or calf in the dairy farm. He sells it as soon as he has given milk. The cow with which he started the farm is also on the farm.
Inspired by Palash’s success, many have started dairy farms. Almost every day people come to Palash for advice on farming.
