UNB, Khagrachhari :
Mango farmers in the district are passing their days amid great anxiety as they are being deprived of the fair price of the fruit this year. The farmers are apprehending heavy losses as mango is selling at throwaway prices in the local markets. The mango growers in the district have to count loss in the peak season of the fruit as one kg mango is selling at Tk15-20.
Most of the farmers in the district did not harvest their fruits in time as they thought they could earn more money by selling those during the month of Ramzan.
But now the mangoes have started to rot in the gardens due to the incessant rainfall for the last five days.
Sources at the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) said this year a total of 2,796 hectares of barren land in the hill area were brought under mango cultivation.
As the soil and weather of the district are favorable for mango cultivation, the farmers are cultivating mango in vast area with a hope of earning more money by selling the delicious fruit.
Mango farmers in the district are passing their days amid great anxiety as they are being deprived of the fair price of the fruit this year. The farmers are apprehending heavy losses as mango is selling at throwaway prices in the local markets. The mango growers in the district have to count loss in the peak season of the fruit as one kg mango is selling at Tk15-20.
Most of the farmers in the district did not harvest their fruits in time as they thought they could earn more money by selling those during the month of Ramzan.
But now the mangoes have started to rot in the gardens due to the incessant rainfall for the last five days.
Sources at the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) said this year a total of 2,796 hectares of barren land in the hill area were brought under mango cultivation.
As the soil and weather of the district are favorable for mango cultivation, the farmers are cultivating mango in vast area with a hope of earning more money by selling the delicious fruit.
