PANCHAGARH, Mar 11 (BSS): Papaya framing has been getting popularity among farmers in the district for the last few years as many found the occupation as an important source of income generation leading to their economic self-reliance.
The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) official sources said cultivation of hybrid variety of papaya with the support of local agriculture department has become popular in the district since 2007.
Many people, especially the unemployed educated youths, have taken training on papaya farming and are cultivating papayas which contain more nutrients than other common fruits.
Papaya cultivation gained popularity particularly in Sonaher, Tapriganj and Sadar upazilas as the soil condition in those areas favoured the farmers for good yield of the fruit.
Price of this popular fruit remains unusually high in the local wholesale market.
Presently a maund of papaya is being sold at Tk 2,000 to Tk 2,200 in different kitchen markets of the district.
Many families are farming papaya in their homesteads considering its economic prospects. Some 550 to 600 saplings can be planted on per bigha land which produces average 500 to 600 maunds of papaya a year.
Upazila agriculture officer of Debiganj Abdulla-Al-Mamun told the news agency, papaya plant needs a little space to grow.
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