Summer vegetables get good yield in Brahmanbaria****
Friday, 6 May 2011
Our Correspondent
BRAHMANBARIA, May 5: Summer vegetables have been successfully produced by applying the organic method and modern technology in 9 upazilas of the district this season, sources said. The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) encouraged the vegetable farmers to cultivate summer vegetables on their lands for boosting production. A farmer of Sarail, Md Al-Amin, cultivated vegetables successfully. DAE officials helped him in this endeavour. He has produced a huge amount brinjal, barbati and ladies finger. The reason for achieving the bumper production is attributed to the use cow dung, ash, dhancha, water hyacinth and quick compost instead of chemical fertiliser. According to the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources, farmers are getting a huge production of vegetables in the current season. Deputy Director of The DAE in Brahmanbaria Md Mozammel Hoque said, this organic method is very useful for growing summer vegetables. He further said, "We have brought 3560 hectares of land in nine upazilas of the district under seasonal vegetable cultivation programme in the current season." The DAE officials added, favorable climate and use of quick-compost and high yielding variety (HYV) of seeds have made it possible. Local farmers cultivated karola (bitter gourd) in 206 hectares of land, cucumber in 75 hectares of land, borbati (french) in 146 hectares of land, jhinga (spone gourd) in 159 hectares of land, chichinga (snake gourd) in 165 hectares of land, pui shak in 410 hectares of land, gourd at 250 hectares of land, sweet gourd 137 hectares of land, kakrol (cucurbitaceous) in 160 hectares of land, ladies finger in 160 hectares of land, lube in 25 hectares of land, brinjal in 650 hectares of land, data shak in 450 hectares of land, lal shak in 112 hectares of land, papaya in 30 hectares of land, banana in 3 hectares of land and produced in plenty in the district, office sources. A good number of educated and unemployed youths of the district have also involved themselves in the cultivation process. But the growers are being deprived of making their expected profit due to the absence of proper marketing channels.
BRAHMANBARIA, May 5: Summer vegetables have been successfully produced by applying the organic method and modern technology in 9 upazilas of the district this season, sources said. The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) encouraged the vegetable farmers to cultivate summer vegetables on their lands for boosting production. A farmer of Sarail, Md Al-Amin, cultivated vegetables successfully. DAE officials helped him in this endeavour. He has produced a huge amount brinjal, barbati and ladies finger. The reason for achieving the bumper production is attributed to the use cow dung, ash, dhancha, water hyacinth and quick compost instead of chemical fertiliser. According to the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources, farmers are getting a huge production of vegetables in the current season. Deputy Director of The DAE in Brahmanbaria Md Mozammel Hoque said, this organic method is very useful for growing summer vegetables. He further said, "We have brought 3560 hectares of land in nine upazilas of the district under seasonal vegetable cultivation programme in the current season." The DAE officials added, favorable climate and use of quick-compost and high yielding variety (HYV) of seeds have made it possible. Local farmers cultivated karola (bitter gourd) in 206 hectares of land, cucumber in 75 hectares of land, borbati (french) in 146 hectares of land, jhinga (spone gourd) in 159 hectares of land, chichinga (snake gourd) in 165 hectares of land, pui shak in 410 hectares of land, gourd at 250 hectares of land, sweet gourd 137 hectares of land, kakrol (cucurbitaceous) in 160 hectares of land, ladies finger in 160 hectares of land, lube in 25 hectares of land, brinjal in 650 hectares of land, data shak in 450 hectares of land, lal shak in 112 hectares of land, papaya in 30 hectares of land, banana in 3 hectares of land and produced in plenty in the district, office sources. A good number of educated and unemployed youths of the district have also involved themselves in the cultivation process. But the growers are being deprived of making their expected profit due to the absence of proper marketing channels.