Coloured cauliflower cultivation gains popularity in Naogaon

NAOGAON, Feb 17 (UNB): The cultivation of coloured cauliflower has been gaining popularity among farmers in Naogaon as it is easy to grow and they earn good profit at low cost.
Cultivating yellow and purple cauliflower successfully Jalal Hossain, a farmer of Kasba village under Hafania union of the district's Sadar upazila, has created enthusiasm among other farmers who are thronging to his land to know about the cultivation process.
Jalal said that he received training on its cultivation from non-governmental organisation (NGO) "Moushumi" last year.
"Inspired by the cultivation of coloured cauliflower in a video footage during the training, I had bought 1,000 saplings with the assistance of the NGO and planted them on the land," he said.
"Many people were saying that this cauliflower would not grow well in this area. They said who will buy it if tastes bad but I didn't lose hop," the farmer said.
He said he was adamant about selling the vegetable in the market. "I have received huge response buyers and farmers after success in coloured cauliflower cultivation and I have been able to earn profit. I have cultivated two types of cauliflower on 12 decimals of land."
It cost me about Tk 8000 for cultivation and now selling each piece at Tk 40-50 with a turnover of Tk 20,000 so far, he said.
He hoped that he would be able to earn Tk 25, 000 more from the sale of the rest of the cauliflower.
Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) officials said that colourful cauliflower is consumed as salad in China and it has more nutritional value and demand than the white one.