Lichee cultivation becomes popular in Brahmanbaria
Sunday, 15 May 2011
Our Correspondent
BRAHMANBARIA, May 14: Brahmanbaria district that was famous for jackfruit cultivation for long has started lichee cultivation. Lichee cultivators are going to reap a bumper harvest this season in the district with different varieties of the fruit. Over 400 farmers are engaged in its cultivation in the region. Local businessmen said the local variety of lichee, which is small in size, has been dominating the markets at the moment and the high quality Lychee varieties such as Bombay, Mukundapuri, Madraji, China-3, BARI, Bedana, Mozaffarfur are yet to appear in plenty in the local markets. As both taste and production of the lichees were satisfactory, the farmers have become interested to cultivate lichee, they added. Lichees of Brahmanbaria have also become popular across the country, a businessman observed adding that at the same time it was also helping the economic growth of the district. The DAE, Brahmanbaria, has taken a scheme to bring 153 hectares of land against the production target of 500 metric tonnes under lichee cultivation in three upazilas. Of the total, 128 hectares of land are cultivated against the production target of 320 metric tonnes at Bijaoynagar, 10 hectares against the production target of 30 metric tonnes at Akhaura and 15 hectares against the production target of 38 metric tonnes at Kasba Upazilas. Sources in Brahmanbaria Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) said that lichees also have good commercial prospects like jackfruit in the district.
BRAHMANBARIA, May 14: Brahmanbaria district that was famous for jackfruit cultivation for long has started lichee cultivation. Lichee cultivators are going to reap a bumper harvest this season in the district with different varieties of the fruit. Over 400 farmers are engaged in its cultivation in the region. Local businessmen said the local variety of lichee, which is small in size, has been dominating the markets at the moment and the high quality Lychee varieties such as Bombay, Mukundapuri, Madraji, China-3, BARI, Bedana, Mozaffarfur are yet to appear in plenty in the local markets. As both taste and production of the lichees were satisfactory, the farmers have become interested to cultivate lichee, they added. Lichees of Brahmanbaria have also become popular across the country, a businessman observed adding that at the same time it was also helping the economic growth of the district. The DAE, Brahmanbaria, has taken a scheme to bring 153 hectares of land against the production target of 500 metric tonnes under lichee cultivation in three upazilas. Of the total, 128 hectares of land are cultivated against the production target of 320 metric tonnes at Bijaoynagar, 10 hectares against the production target of 30 metric tonnes at Akhaura and 15 hectares against the production target of 38 metric tonnes at Kasba Upazilas. Sources in Brahmanbaria Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) said that lichees also have good commercial prospects like jackfruit in the district.