Bangladesh: Intercropping with mango and guava orchards benefits farmers

Published 2021년 6월 20일

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Inter-cropping, the practice of growing multiple crops in the same area, is proving to be financially beneficial for farmers in Durgapur upazila. Ripon and Khokon, farmers from Raipara village, have seen increased production by cultivating Boro paddy and lentil inside their mango orchard. Other farmers have also experienced success by growing various crops, such as banana, papaya, and vegetables, alongside mango and guava trees. Durgapur Upazila Agriculture Officer Mashiur Rahman highlights the fertile soil of the area as contributing to the successful cultivation of three to four crops per year. This trend of inter-cropping is particularly important as the availability of land in the upazila decreases due to construction.

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Inter-cropping inside mango and Guava orchards in various villages under Durgapur upazila is benefitting the farmers financially. Ripon and Khokon, two brothers of the village Raipara of the upazila, informed they have planted Boro paddy on nearly three bighas of land inside their mango orchard. The mango has been already plucked and now the sheaves of paddy are emerging from the plants. Ripon said he has been contemplating to grow more food from the same land and decided to till the land and cultivate crops inside the mango orchard. At first, villagers discouraged him saying that it would be not wise to produce crops inside mango orchard since both the crops and the mango will be damaged due to cultivating and irrigating the land for the purpose of crop production. But, he tilled the land and cultivated lentil there. There was a bumper production of lentil inside the orchard. Being encouraged, he planted Boro paddy on the land, though it is late in season, he hoped for a bumper ...

Source: The Financial Express