Seasonal fruits to create employment to one million people
Our Correspondent | Friday, 6 June 2008
RAJSHAHI, June 5: A bumper production of mangoes, lychees, jack fruits and other delicious fruits in greater Rajshahi districts has created seasonal employment to at least one million (ten lakh) people in the areas.
For the next two months, these people are supposed to remain engaged in their jobs.
Among these huge seasonal workers, some work as guards of orchards, some as fruit harvesters and processors, some as basket makers and others as transport workers and fruit vendors.
May, June and July are the mango picking months and in these months mango orchards stretching for thousands of acres in the districts.
People from all over the country rush here in this season: some for purchasing mangoes and others to work and have some extra income. Not only mangoes but also lychee and jack fruit orchards also create a large number of employment in this season.
The Agricultural Extension Department officials informed the Financial Express, this year mangoes have been grown in about 6,000 hectares of land in Rajshahi district only from where some 90,000 tonnes of mangoes are likely to be produced.
Last year 78,865 tonnes of mangoes were produced here. The total output of four districts this year are expected to cross 250,000 tonnes.
For the next two months, these people are supposed to remain engaged in their jobs.
Among these huge seasonal workers, some work as guards of orchards, some as fruit harvesters and processors, some as basket makers and others as transport workers and fruit vendors.
May, June and July are the mango picking months and in these months mango orchards stretching for thousands of acres in the districts.
People from all over the country rush here in this season: some for purchasing mangoes and others to work and have some extra income. Not only mangoes but also lychee and jack fruit orchards also create a large number of employment in this season.
The Agricultural Extension Department officials informed the Financial Express, this year mangoes have been grown in about 6,000 hectares of land in Rajshahi district only from where some 90,000 tonnes of mangoes are likely to be produced.
Last year 78,865 tonnes of mangoes were produced here. The total output of four districts this year are expected to cross 250,000 tonnes.