Crop farming in char areas proves lucrative
JHENAIDAH: Hailstrom damaged betel leaf orchard at Harinakundu in Jhenaidah recently.
Rangpur Correspondent :
People of char areas in the district are changing their financial condition by cultivating different varieties of crops on their lands in recent years.
Earlier, a vast tract of char lands remained uncultivated over the years but the scenario has changed now with introduction of modern technology.
Presently the farmers are getting able to grow crops even on fallow char lands using latest technology. Crops like maize, wheat, pumpkin, peanut, sugarcane, tobacco chilli, garlic, onion etc are being grown abundantly in the char areas of the region.
Sabir Mia a farmer of Char Nazirdaho village of Kawnia upazila said he has been growing pumpkin on char lands for the last few years as it brings high yield and good Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) official sources, thousands of farmers are engaged in crop cultivation on the sandy lands and earning good profit.
Crop farming on sandy lands is playing a significant role in mitigating poverty of the people living in char areas in the region, sources added.
People of char areas in the district are changing their financial condition by cultivating different varieties of crops on their lands in recent years.
Earlier, a vast tract of char lands remained uncultivated over the years but the scenario has changed now with introduction of modern technology.
Presently the farmers are getting able to grow crops even on fallow char lands using latest technology. Crops like maize, wheat, pumpkin, peanut, sugarcane, tobacco chilli, garlic, onion etc are being grown abundantly in the char areas of the region.
Sabir Mia a farmer of Char Nazirdaho village of Kawnia upazila said he has been growing pumpkin on char lands for the last few years as it brings high yield and good Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) official sources, thousands of farmers are engaged in crop cultivation on the sandy lands and earning good profit.
Crop farming on sandy lands is playing a significant role in mitigating poverty of the people living in char areas in the region, sources added.