BARGUNA, Nov 21, 2018 (BSS): Farmers are now cultivating vegetables as it
has changed their fate in six upazilas under the district.
Farmers in different upazilas under the district have been producing
different varieties of vegetables commercially for the last few years and
many of them have already become financially solvent.
Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) sources said, a total of
4,000 hectares land in six upazilas of the district were brought under
vegetable farming this year with a production target of 60,000 tonnes.
Farmers are now producing different high-yielding varieties of
vegetables like tomato, cauliflower, cabbage, pumpkin, radish, eggplants,
bean etc using modern agro technology.
Kanai Sheel, a farmer of Kutubpur area at Sadar upazila, said he
cultivated eggplants on two bighas of land in this season by spending Tk
10,000 and earned Tk 40,000 by selling it. He also cultivated cabbage on one
bigha of land and is expecting good return, he added.
Shahi Nur Azam Khan, DD of DAE said, after meeting the local demand
different varieties of vegetables are being loaded for to Barisal and others
parts of the division daily.