Family gardening accelerates rural economy in Rajshahi

RAJSHAHI, Nov 26 (BSS): Family gardening contributes to accelerating the rural economy by meeting protein demands in the region, inspiring people to cultivate vegetables on the fallow land near their homes.

Many people with a hope to change fortunes are cultivating vegetables, spices, and fruits on homesteads and other bare land round the year.

"I have set up a vegetable and fruit garden on two decimals of fallen land around my home and get fruits and vegetables all year," said Muhammad Shahabuddin, a resident of Palpur village under Godagari upazila.

After meeting the family demands, he has sold vegetables and fruits, including papaya, banana, kulboroi (plum), kamranga (star fruit), dalim (pomegranate), bean, bottle gourd, tomato, radish, red amaranth, spinach, batishak, cabbage, garden pea, bush bean, brinjal, chili, onion, and garlic, and earned around Taka 8,000 during the last year.