Summer bean farming brings solvency to Jhenidah farmers
Cultivation of IPSHA, an early variety bean, has appeared to be a profitable venture for many farmers in Jhenidah, an area famous for growing the popular winter vegetable.
Farmers have got fair price of their yield as the variety matures early when the supply of other variety beans in the market is not sufficient.
Jhenidah Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources said, in 2021/22 season IPSHA variety has been cultivated in 20 hectares of land in four upazilas of the district.
Notably, beans were cultivated on 18 hectares of land in 2020/21 season in the district.
According to the DAE sources, the variety has been cultivated in nine hectares in Kaliganj upazila, four hectares in Kotchandpur upazila, three hectares in Shailakupa upazila and four hectares in Moheshpur upazila.
Farmers said that they do not get good prices of their produce in winter as the crop is cultivated on a largescale at that time. But by cultivating the IPSHA variety, they have seen the face of success as this variety can be brought to the market early.
Bapparaj Hossain of Subidpur village under Kaliganj upazila said, "We planted the seeds on the first week of June and after 20/25 days the plants bore flowers. Just after one and a half month into flowering, harvesting started. It costs Tk 18,00 to 20,000 (33 decimals) to cultivate beans on per bigha land, which includes fertilizer, insecticide and bamboo platforms."
He added that he has cultivated beans on one bigha of land this year and selling the produce at Tk 125 per Kg.
He expects that he will get a profit of Tk one lakh if the weather condition remains favourable.
Another farmer Imran Hossain of the village told that he has cultivated 15 decimals at the cost of Tk 14,000.
He has already sold 5 Kgs at Tk 120 per Kg. He added that its demand is very high in the market as there is no other varieties of beans available in the market now.
Rafi Uddin, Abdus Sattar, Harun-or-Rashid of the village echoed the same.
Vegetable vendor Mobarak Ali said that summer beans are not available in the market. So, its demand is very high.
"We cannot meet the demand of the buyers as the supply is inadequate," he added.
Asgar Ali, deputy director of Jhenidah DAE, said that the farmers are getting good profit by selling the off-season variety of beans.
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