RANGPUR, Feb 27: Farmers in different upazilas under Rangpur district are delighted as they are making additional profit through cultivation of cauliflower on their lands during the current season.
Disappointed over low price of paddy over last few years, many farmers of different upazilas under the district started cultivation of cauliflower with new zeal and vigour this season, this time their efforts proved successful as they have already earned handsome profit by selling their produce.
Mozaffar (48), a farmer of Baniapara village under Taraganj Upazila told The Financial Express, "I cultivated cauliflower on two bighas of my farmlands this season instead of paddy as the low price of the paddy disheartened me last season," he said. "I have already earned Tk 25,000 by selling my produce and am expecting more profit during the remaining part of the season.
Witnessing his success some other farmers of his village and adjacent villages have become interested in its cultivation on their homesteads and farmlands, he added.
Hashem Ali, another farmer of Jagirhat area under Mithapukur Upazila, said last season he had to spend around Tk 14,500 to cultivate paddy on one acre of land. But he earned a net profit of only Tk 16,000 by selling the crop. Being disgruntled over the low price of paddy he cultivated cauliflower on the same land this season and has already earned Tk 50,000 as profit. He is quite satisfied with the profit he has earned so far, he further said.
According to DAE official sources cultivation of cauliflower has increased in recent times in the district, as it has become more profitable than the cultivation of other crops. Encouraged by good profit a large number of farmers in the district are cultivating it and are becoming financially solvent, sources added.
Farm technology stressed
A BSS report says: Experts at a workshop have stressed on spreading of the eco-friendly indigenous farm technologies to improve food security governance through strengthened participation of the organizations of marginalized farmers.
They were addressing concluding ceremony of the three-day workshop on "Improving food security governance in South & South East Asia through strengthened participation of organizations of marginalized farmers" regional project on Tuesday afternoon.
The five-year term regional project is being implemented in Bangladesh, Nepal, India and Myanmar to improve livelihoods of the marginalized ethnic community people with the assistances of the European Union and Dan Church Aid (DCA). The Regional Project
Office based at Kathmandu in Nepal organised the workshop for 30 officials, experts and executives of DCA, RDRS Bangladesh and Dushtha Shasthya Kendra (DSK) at Begum Rokeya auditorium in the city.
Rangpur farmers counting profit from cauliflower cultivation
Our Correspondent | Published: February 28, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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