Boosting nursery brings prosperity to rural economy
Our Correspondent | Saturday, 7 March 2009
FARIDPUR, Mar 06: The growth of nurseries in the private sector has brought prosperity to the rural people living in Faridpur district. This expanding private sector business has now become most profitable. Nurseries of different sizes have grown spreading over the entire district, officials said.
The growth of nurseries has been making the government's participatory social aforestation programme successful in one hand and alleviating poverty and empowering women on the other during the last one and a half decades.
Officials said, the highest ever number of saplings was grown in the nurseries this year. They said over two crore fruit bearing and medicinal plants and timber saplings are being planted annually in the district, resulting in faster growth of nurseries in the private sector.
According to an estimate, over 10,000 families have changed their fortunes for the better through the nursery business. Concerned sources said the tree plantation drive has turned into one of the most successful social movements in the district in recent years.
The growth of nurseries has been making the government's participatory social aforestation programme successful in one hand and alleviating poverty and empowering women on the other during the last one and a half decades.
Officials said, the highest ever number of saplings was grown in the nurseries this year. They said over two crore fruit bearing and medicinal plants and timber saplings are being planted annually in the district, resulting in faster growth of nurseries in the private sector.
According to an estimate, over 10,000 families have changed their fortunes for the better through the nursery business. Concerned sources said the tree plantation drive has turned into one of the most successful social movements in the district in recent years.