Farmers eye profit
Like in previous years, bean farmers in Ishwardi and Atghoria upazilas of the district cultivated early variety of the winter crop, expecting to get bumper production and good profit.
Over 500 hectares of land in the two upazilas have come under early variety bean cultivation this year, and growers are expecting to harvest beans worth around Tk 100 crore, farmers and the local agriculture office sources said.
“Farmers sow early variety of bean in August and harvest the crop in October. Due to the excessive rainfall this year, the beans may come under pest attack when flowering starts. Although there is a risk of loss if there is massive pest attack, the farmers have already started cultivation,” Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) in Pabna Bivutipushon Sarkar said.
“One bigha of land yields 10 to 15 maunds of beans, which we sell from early October and get handsome price of Tk 120 to Tk 130 per kg,” said bean farmer Abu Taher of Muladuli in Ishwardi upazila.
“We are expecting to have bumper production of bean this year as the pest attack does not look too serious,” he added.
Farmers need to spray pesticide on the bean fields to prevent pest attack, agriculture officials said.
“In the winter, we sell beans for Tk 20 to Tk 30 per kg, but we can sell them for Tk 120 to Tk 130 per kg in October and November before harvesting of the winter crop,” Abu Taleb Joarder of Muladuli village said.
Taleb cultivated early variety of beans on five bighas of land this year, and expects to earn around Tk 1 lakh. Like him, over 500 bean farmers have cultivated early variety bean to get good profit before the season.
This correspondent visited different bean fields in Ishwardi and Atghoria upazilas, and saw the fields covered with beautiful bean flowers, which raises hope of bumper production.
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