Low price disappoints Adamdighi chilli growers

Our Correspondent

BOGURA, June 20: Around 500 farmers of Adamdighi upazila in the district are frustrated over acute low market price of chilli.

Chilli growers are incurring a huge loss this season though they have achieved a good yield in spite of adverse weather condition.

Komarpur, Mangalpur, Jinoir, Kashimala, Shibpur, Karai, Salgram, Amail, Tatulia, Chhatingram, Adamdihi and Ghardah villages of the upazila is well-known for growing the spice, said sub-assistance agriculture officer of DAE Nur Islam.

This year more than 400 bighas of land were brought under chilli cultivation in the upazila.

Green chilli is being sold at Tk 20 per kg in the local kitchen market.

A good number of cultivators said if this present price continues many farmers will not grow chilli in the coming seasons.

Santos Paul of Paroil village said he cultivated chilli on 18 decimals of land.

He sold some 18 maunds of the produce last week.

The farmer said he is not satisfied over the present market rate.

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