Early cultivated cabbage farmers eye good yield

RANGPUR, Oct 15: The early cultivated cabbage growers in the district are expecting an abundant yield of their produce this season.

This year vegetable cultivators under the district geared up the farming of different early varieties of vegetables and made vigorous efforts with the optimism to get expected output as well as handsome profit from the sale of their produce.

Momdel Mia, a grower of early cultivated cabbage at Boiragiganj area in Mithapukur upazila said he prefers farming vegetables due to high profit in comparison with many other crops.

He cultivated cabbage on 45 decimals of land this season. During last few years he has been getting a satisfactory yield as well as good profit from farming of the vegetable, he also said.

Badrul, another cabbage grower of Laldighi village in Badarganj upazila said a good number of peasants of his area are showing their interest in the farming of early cabbage than the cultivation of other crops owing to huge profit.

He has cultivated the vegetable on 40 decimals of land this season and is expecting plentiful yield of it, he also said.

The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), Rangpur, official sources said because of good profit the farmers of the region are getting interested in cultivating different early varieties of vegetables including cabbage in recent years.

The department has taken various steps including timely supply of necessary agri-inputs and advices to enhance production of vegetables including cabbage across the region.

Due to early harvest growers get higher price of their produces which also encourage them to cultivate vegetables plentifully, sources added.

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