Grass cultivation getting popular in Pabna

Our Correspondent | Published: June 25, 2015 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00

PABNA, June 24: Napier, Para and Jambu grass farming is gaining popularity among farmers in nine upazilas of the district and adjacent areas while many farmers have become economically solvent through cultivating Napier grass in recent years.
According to the Pabna district livestock office, a total of 22.55 hectares of land in seven upazilas out of nine upazilas have been brought under Napier, Para and Jambu cultivation this year.
Of them, 1.20 hectares of land have been fixed for Napier cultivation in Ishuardi upazila, 1.20 hectares in Atghoria upazila, 70 hectares in Faridpur upazila, 2.15 hectares in Chatmohar, 4.20 hectares in Bera, 2.50 hectares Bhangura and 3.60 hectares in Santhia upazila.
District livestock officials said, they distributed Napier, Para and Jambu grasses from district to goats farm premises free of cost and advised the farmers and provided training to grow more grass as the climate and soil of the district are very favourable for its cultivation.
According to the sources, some hundreds of farmers in the district have become self-reliant and changed their fate through Napier cultivation during the last few years and are showing further interests to cultivate the grass.
Farmers of Santhia, Bera, Bhangura and Ishuardi upazilas have been cultivating the Napier, Para and Jambu grasses on commercial basis.
Altaf Hossian, a Napier and Jambu grasses cultivator of Arambaria village under Ishuardi upazila said, "I have cultivated the grass on my 4 bighas of land at a cost of only Tk 16,000. I had earned handsome profit through cultivating the grass in the last several years."
Johurul Islam, another farmer at Madhpur village under Santhia upazila said, "I have cultivated Napier and Para grasses on my 6 bighas of land. I'm expecting to earn Tk 42,000 as net profit selling the grass in the local markets after meeting all expenditures."
Napier grass is being sold at Tk 10 to Tk 15 per Ati (Gochha)] in the local markets. In this way it is meeting fodder crisis in the district and many farmers are becoming benefited economically selling the grass to cow rearing villagers in the district. motiarfe@gmail.com