Bangladesh: A village of vegetable-saplings repute

CUMILLA: The farmers of Shameshpur village of Burichang upazila in Cumilla district are now busy selling winter vegetable saplings. Every year from September to November, vegetable saplings worth about Tk 30 million (three crore) are sold from this village. It is now known as a village of vegetable saplings. Winter is yet to come. Talking to some villagers it is learnt that before the advent of winter, they produce seedlings by making seedbeds. They are producing almost all the winter vegetable seedlings for making a profit. Monir Hossain, a farmer from Shameshpur village, said, "During the three months (from September to November), more than 100 families in the village produce and sell saplings at least three times." Monir further said he is now producing vegetable saplings on eight decimals of land at a cost of Tk 80,000. It will cost Tk 0.24 million (2 lakh 40 thousand) to produce saplings three times in the whole season. If the weather remains favourable, the profit will be ...