Bangladesh: Pesticide-free vegetables’ farming brings fortune to char people

Published 2021년 2월 14일

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The Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) in Bangladesh is promoting pesticide-free vegetable farming in char areas, which are prone to flooding and erosion, using eco-friendly technologies and organic fertilizers. This initiative has been adopted by hundreds of landless and marginal farmers in five districts, cultivating crops such as sweet pumpkin, brinjal, and spinach. The farmers have reported higher yields and profits from this method, as highlighted by the success of housewife Bijlee Begum from Kawnia upazila. Other farmers like Belal Hossain, Dulal Mian, Ful Mian, Monser Ali, and Dhirendra Nath have also experienced increased profits from this eco-friendly farming method.

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RANGPUR, Feb 14, 2021 (BSS) – Pesticide-free vegetables’ farming adopting eco-friendly agricultural technologies without pesticides is expanding in char areas bringing fortune to many char people in Rangpur agriculture region. Officials of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) said vegetables and spicy crops like sweet pumpkin, brinjal, balsam, basil, carrot, radish, spinach, squash, onion, garlic, gourd, green chili and tomato are mostly being cultivated on char lands. Being inspired by the DAE, hundreds of landless, small and marginal farmers living in char and riverside villages have brought vast tracts of char lands under vegetables’ farming in all five districts of the region this season. The vegetables are being cultivated adopting eco-friendly agriculture technologies and intercropping methods using organic fertilisers and agronomic management to produce more nutritious vegetables. Deputy Director of the DAE for Rangpur Agriculturalist Dr. Md. Sarwarul Haque said ...

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sanstha