Bangladesh: commercial farming of high yielding guava has been gaining popularity for Rajshahi people

By Dr Aynal Haque RAJSHAHI, Dec 12, 2020 (BSS) – Commercial farming of high yielding guava has been gaining popularity in the region including its vast barind tract and char (riverbed) areas of the Padma river as the farmers reap better yield and get fair market price from the cash crop. A large number of growers have attained financial solvency by growing the fruit on their lands while Thai guava cultivation is expanding in the areas for good market price bringing a new dimension in the local economy. As a whole, the Thai guava farming has brought a smile on the faces of grassroots farmers in the region this season. “I have cultivated Thai guava on 45 decimals of land under Boraigram upazila in Natore district this season,” said Ruhul Ameen. He has grown over 20 maunds of fresh yield and sold those at around Tk 50,000, he added. Each kg of Thai guava is selling at Tk 95 to Tk 100 in the retail market, while Tk 85 to Tk 90 in the wholesale markets across the region. “We are ...