BAGERHAT, Sept 18 (UNB): Kamrul Hasan, a farmer from Bagerhat, has achieved phenomenal success in cultivating foreign fruits in recent years. He has so far earned Tk 2.7 million this year by selling the yield from his 21-bigha orchard. Now Kamrul is thinking of expanding his business in a bid to export the fruits abroad.
Visiting Kamrul's orchard in Shiyalkathi village under Bagerhat's Kochua upazila, the correspondent found the place that was filled with numerous varieties of local and foreign fruits, including Dragon fruit, Malta fruit, Mango, Guava, Lime, Orange, Pineapple, Wood Apple, Sugar Apple, Custard Apple etc.
Inspired by Kamrul's work, many people from the area are joining the fruit farming business. Customers are also coming to the orchard on a regular basis to buy fruits directly from the grower.
Even the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) has dubbed Kamrul a 'successful fruit farmer'.
What's interesting about Kamrul's method is that he cultivates many variants of a single fruit. For example, there are five variants of Mango in Kamrul's orchard, including Kiujai, Egg of The Sun, Catimon and Brunei King.
Talking to the news agency, Kamul Hasan said he started fruit farming as a hobby, planting 10 seedlings of Dragon fruit about four years ago.
"I didn't get a good yield in the first time. Rather than giving up, I waited and got a bumper yield in the next year. After that, I started to take fruit farming more seriously and planted seedlings of American, Japanese, Indian, Thai, Vietnamese and Chinese fruits in my orchard. That's how I expanded my business," Kamrul said.
Asked about the secret behind his success, Kamrul said his previous experience in agriculture has helped him a lot in his fruit farming.
"Besides, timely tending of the plants has resulted in large-scale production. I've already started to make profits thanks to the quality of the fruits grown in my orchard. I've earned Tk 2.7 million by selling fruits this year, which shows the popularity that my fruits have earned among the customers. Now I'm thinking of expanding my business through exporting fruits to other countries," Kamrul added.
Alamin Majhi and Saiful Islam, two gardeners of the orchard, said they jointly take care of the orchard round the year. The incomes that they generate in this way are sufficient to run their families well and live a good life.
Jewel Sheikh and Babul Sheikh, two neighbours of Kamrul, said they've started to grow foreign fruits themselves after getting inspired by Kamrul's success. After collecting the seedlings and learning to tending from Kamrul, they are now finding success in their own initiatives.
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