Nipu Majumder, deputy assistant agriculture officer of the DAE, said farmers are benefiting from comparatively high prices of winter vegetables since the beginning of the season.
winter vegetable cultivation began in the first week of November. Photo: BSS
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winter vegetable cultivation began in the first week of November. Photo: BSS
Farmers in Narail district are expecting a bumper harvest of winter vegetables this season as cultivation expands, driven by favourable market prices and continued support from the Agriculture Department.
The Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) has set a target to bring 3,140 hectares of land under winter vegetable cultivation across Narail Sadar, Lohagara and Kalia upazilas during the current season, with an overall production target of 74,073 metric tonnes.
Of the total, cultivation targets have been fixed at 1,285 hectares in Narail Sadar, 695 hectares in Lohagara and 1,160 hectares in Kalia upazila, according to the DAE.
Nipu Majumder, deputy assistant agriculture officer of the DAE, said farmers are benefiting from comparatively high prices of winter vegetables since the beginning of the season. Various vegetables, including cauliflower, gourd, beans, brinjal, spinach, tomatoes, cabbage, radish, broccoli, ucche, barbati, cucumber and pumpkin, are being produced abundantly.
A visit to local markets shows that cauliflower is selling at Tk50–60 per kg, cabbage at Tk30 per kg, brinjal at Tk60–70 per kg, beans at Tk40 per kg, gourd at Tk60–70 each, pumpkin at Tk50 per kg, scallions at Tk80 per kg, red and green leafy vegetables at Tk60 per kg, tomatoes at Tk70 per kg, cucumbers at Tk80 per kg and spinach at Tk40 per kg.
Deputy Director of the DAE Muhammad Arifur Rahman said the Agriculture Department is providing incentives and technical assistance to farmers to expand winter vegetable cultivation on suitable land.
Field-level agricultural officials are advising farmers on modern cultivation methods to increase production using less land, he added.
“With farmers’ enthusiasm and continuous support from the Agriculture Department, bumper production of winter vegetables is expected this season,” Rahman said, noting that there is no shortage of quality seeds, irrigation facilities, fertilisers or pesticides.
He also said farmers in the district have become increasingly focused on winter vegetable cultivation due to its profitability and growing market demand.
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