Sweet pumpkin farmers happy in Thakurgaon

THAKURGAON, June 15 (BSS): The sweet pumpkin farmers of the district are happy with the profitable prices of the crop.

This year the yield of sweet pumpkin production was good and in accordance to demand the price was also higher than last year.

The whole sale market price of sweet pumpkin was Tk 400 to Tk 450 per manud at the beginning of the harvesting season but last year it was Tk only 200 to 220.

A farmer Abdul Jabbar of Dholorhat village under Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila said that this season he had cultivated sweet pumpkin on 2 acres of land. Cultivating the crop he spend Tk 64,000.

The yield of sweet pumpkin was 170 maunds in per acre. He sold his crop at Tk 420 per maund and got Tk. 1, 42, 800. So he earned net profit was 78, 800 in 2 acres of land. Another farmer of Yakubpur village under the same upazila Rajesh Chandra Roy said that last year he had sold his crop at Tk 200 to 220 per maund but this year he sold at Tk 400 to 420 per maund on the field. A farmer of Bhabanandapur village under Ranisankail upazila Abul Hossain said that due to the high demand this year he sold his crop on the field and could save the carrying cost of Tk 5 per maund and toll of the market Tk 15 per maund.