Bangladesh: Farmers expect bumper litchi production in the Rangpur region

Healthier growth of tender litchi amid favourable climatic conditions predicts a bumper production of the juicy fruit in all five districts of Rangpur agriculture region. Officials of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) said outstanding blossoming in litchi trees followed by the smooth formation of tender fruit has made farmers happier and more hopeful of reaping huge profits this year. They said more 95 percent of litchi trees in small, medium and big-sized litchi orchards and homesteads on over 1,850 hectares of land have bloomed massively this season in the region where the fruit formation continues smoothly now. Litchi grower Hasanul Haque of village Balapara Dilalpur in Badarganj upazila of Rangpur said he has been cultivating litchi on commercial basis on his orchard for the past 12 years and never incurred any loss. “I have cultivated Madrazi and China-3 varieties of litchi in my orchard on four acres of land and tender fruits are growing superbly at this fruit ...