Cassia leaf production declines across Nilphamari
Wednesday, 4 July 2007
Our Correspondent
NILPHAMARI, July 3: Cassia leaf production is gradually declining across Nilphamari in spite of a bright prospect of its cultivation in the area.
Sources said, a huge area of uncultivable land remains unutilised for years beside the roads, canals, ponds and rivers and in the homesteads of the northern districts.
Cassia tree plantation in these free spaces can bring extra income to the people, and even help to eradicate poverty, as it can easily be produced.
Cassia leaf is now being exported to foreign countries, and a poor farmer can even earn Taka 2,000 per year from one cassia tree by selling its leaves in the markets.
Sources said, there are some households in Nilphamari, where a number of cassia trees are planted, but there is no planned cultivation of it in the district, which is very much required for its better production.
If the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) takes proper initiatives, Cassia leaves can easily be a good alternative source of income of the local people, the sources added.
NILPHAMARI, July 3: Cassia leaf production is gradually declining across Nilphamari in spite of a bright prospect of its cultivation in the area.
Sources said, a huge area of uncultivable land remains unutilised for years beside the roads, canals, ponds and rivers and in the homesteads of the northern districts.
Cassia tree plantation in these free spaces can bring extra income to the people, and even help to eradicate poverty, as it can easily be produced.
Cassia leaf is now being exported to foreign countries, and a poor farmer can even earn Taka 2,000 per year from one cassia tree by selling its leaves in the markets.
Sources said, there are some households in Nilphamari, where a number of cassia trees are planted, but there is no planned cultivation of it in the district, which is very much required for its better production.
If the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) takes proper initiatives, Cassia leaves can easily be a good alternative source of income of the local people, the sources added.