Bumper mango production likely in Rangpur region

FE Team | Published: April 07, 2022 21:33:33

RANGPUR, Apr 07 (BSS): Officials of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) and farmers as well are expecting a bumper mango production as formation of tender fruits continues smoothly now in Rangpur agriculture region.
The DAE officials said the process of tender fruit formation is progressing well in orchards amid favourable weather across the region.
Meanwhile, farmers have engaged maximum efforts in nursing the growing tender mango fruits in all five districts of Rangpur, Gaibandha, Kurigram, Lalmonirhat and Nilphamari in the region.
Talking to the news agency, farmer Azizar Rahman of village Sankarpur Mistripara of Badarganj upazila in Rangpur said tender mangoes are growing fabulously in his orchard on 5.50 acres of land where he has been cultivating the fruit for the last 14 years.
"Farmers have mostly cultivated high yielding varieties of mangoes like 'Haribhanga', 'Mohanbhog', 'Lengra', 'Gourmoti', BARI-4, 'Chandramollika', 'Lakhna', 'Gopalbhog', 'Amrapali', 'Khirshapati' and other popular varieties this season," Rahman said.
Farmer Mukul Shah of village Chand Kuthirdanga in Badarganj upazila said he has been cultivating a highly tasty, popular, fibreless and local indigenous variety of 'Haribhanga' mango in his orchards on 13 acres of land for the last 15 years.
"I am happy as tender fruits are growing excellently in the trees on my orchard now," he said, and hoped to eventually get a bumper production of the fruit this season.
Farmer Abdur Rahman, Jahangir Alam and Solaiman Ali of village Jarullapur Bakultala in Mithapukur upazila here said they have cultivated 'Haribhanga' mango in orchards with eight to 12 acres of land areas.
Farmer Abdul Halim of Rangatipara village in Mithapukur upazila said he has been cultivating highly profitable 'Hatibandha' mango in his orchard on 10 acres of land for the last 14 years.
"I hope to earn a net profit of Taka 1.4 million excluding all farming costs after selling the matured mangoes in May and June next," Halim added.
Orchard owners Amjad Hossain of Tekani and Abdur Rahim of Paikarerhat villages in Mithapukur upazila of Rangpur are hoping that excellent budding followed by smooth formation of tender fruits would lead to a bumper mango production.
Additional Director of the DAE's Rangpur region Agriculturist Md. Tauhidul Ikbal said around 95 per cent of mango trees bloomed this season in the region.