People attain solvency by growing cassia leaf plants

Our Correspondent

NILPHAMARI, Aug 04: Thousands of people in the district are attaining solvency from farming cassia leaf plant (Tejpata).

The spice plants are generally planted at homesteads.

People dry the leaves after plucking those from the plants.

Traders from different districts purchase the dried leaves from the growers directly.

The dried leaves are used as an essential spice in cooking.

These spice plants are found in all the 60 union councils of six upazilas of the district.

Sources said grassroots people cultivate the spice item for extra profit.

Azizar Rahman, a day labourer of Itakhola union under Nilphamari Sadar, said he planted three saplings of cassia leaf plants at his homestead three years ago.

He said he made a profit of Tk 20,000 this year from selling the item.

Sources said a good number of people have become self-reliant by growing the plants in the district.

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