BARI-1 garlic farming gains momentum

Dupchanchia Correspondent :
BARI-1 garlic farming is gaining momentum under Dupchanchia upazila in Bogura. To make the farming a grand success, Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation has providing all sort of logistic support among the farmers.
The peasants of the Barind tract have shown more interest to cultivate the spice this season as the farmers got bumper output and fair market price with the farming last year.
The farmers had made three times profit, said farmer Amzad Hossain under Dupchanchia upazila. He has planted BARI-1 garlic variety at his 15 decimal of land spending Tk 5000 this year, he added.
The farming may exceed its production target. River basin is most suitable for garlic growing as the soil of the basin remains more fertile. The soil and the atmosphere of agri-zone posse huge fertility and suitability for the spice cultivation.
The farmers have shown more interest to grow the spice in a vast tract as itscultivation is proved them as lucrative and easy.To make the farming a grand success, a monitoring cell implemented DAEis working round the clock.
DAE official said the farmers have been provided smooth assistance from the agriculture offices in all twelve upazilas of the district. A bumper output of garlic is likely this current season as favourable weather is prevailing in the region, they added.
“BARI-1garlic cultivation had brought revolutionary success amid farmers as they made good profit last year,” said Dupchanchia upazila agriculture officer SajedurAlom. He again said, “It is high time to plough the land in a view to grow garlic is last week of October.”