Panchagarh orange likely to meet one-third demand of the country
Monday, 27 October 2008
Our Correpondent
PANCHAGARH, Oct 26: Orange cultivation brought a revolution in Panchagarh district agriculture. The district may be able to meet the one-third demand of the whole country. Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has taken an initiative to encourage cultivation of the fruit here.
DAE has taken step for training on various aspects of orange cultivation such as how to make garden, how to nurse it etc. Already over 500 cultivators have taken training.
A study on orange cultivation shows there are about 4888 pieces of orange plants in the district. At present orange is being planted and produced in almost ten gardens in the district.
Achinta Kumar Karkun, a planter of orange of Sardar Para village under the Boda sadar said that he had planted an orange plant given by agriculture department eight years ago.
This plant had started to give fruits within three years. In the first year there was lapse fruits. In second year the tree had yielded about 200 fruits. Mr Karkun said that he made 15 plants from the planted plant.
In the present season each tree has produced about 200-300 oranges. People from different places come to him for gathering gardening experience.
Agriculture Officer Kamol Kumar Sarker of Tentulia Upazilla said that the soil of this region is suitable for orange plantation and the climate is also favourable for the same.
The district is about 300 kilometre south of the Indian towns of Jalpaigurhi and Darjiling. The people of Panchagarh are highly encouraged by the orange cultivation in the Indian towns.
Panchagarh may be regarded as land for orange cultivation if proper initiative is taken.
PANCHAGARH, Oct 26: Orange cultivation brought a revolution in Panchagarh district agriculture. The district may be able to meet the one-third demand of the whole country. Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has taken an initiative to encourage cultivation of the fruit here.
DAE has taken step for training on various aspects of orange cultivation such as how to make garden, how to nurse it etc. Already over 500 cultivators have taken training.
A study on orange cultivation shows there are about 4888 pieces of orange plants in the district. At present orange is being planted and produced in almost ten gardens in the district.
Achinta Kumar Karkun, a planter of orange of Sardar Para village under the Boda sadar said that he had planted an orange plant given by agriculture department eight years ago.
This plant had started to give fruits within three years. In the first year there was lapse fruits. In second year the tree had yielded about 200 fruits. Mr Karkun said that he made 15 plants from the planted plant.
In the present season each tree has produced about 200-300 oranges. People from different places come to him for gathering gardening experience.
Agriculture Officer Kamol Kumar Sarker of Tentulia Upazilla said that the soil of this region is suitable for orange plantation and the climate is also favourable for the same.
The district is about 300 kilometre south of the Indian towns of Jalpaigurhi and Darjiling. The people of Panchagarh are highly encouraged by the orange cultivation in the Indian towns.
Panchagarh may be regarded as land for orange cultivation if proper initiative is taken.