Crop production on river bank becomes boon for Rajshahi peasants

RAJSHAHI, Dec 29 (BSS): Crops and vegetables farming of in charlands (riverbed) has opened up new door of success as most of the growers are now making profit by dint of their bumper production of winter vegetables including some cereal crops like wheat and maize.

In order to attain financial solvency, the farmers were seen tilting towards large-scale commercial vegetable farming in vast char areas in Rajshahi and Chapainawabganj district staging a silent revolution in this field.

While visiting to some of the remotest and hard-to-reach areas, this reporter witnessed success of many of the farmers cultivating cauliflower, cabbage, potato, brinjal, bottle guard, tomato and onion.

In addition to homestead gardening, the farmers cultivated vegetables on more lands this year than previous years as climatic condition remains favourable despite a little bit high price of some inputs like fertiliser and seed.

"I have cultivated cauliflower and cabbage on an acre of land by spending Tk 25,000. I am very much hopeful of sale-proceeds valued at least Tk 75,000 within this harvesting season," said Mozahar Hossain, a farmer of Bazubagha Natunpara village under Bagha upazila.