Bumper garlic produced in Rangpur, Bangladesh

Published Sep 24, 2022

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In the Rangpur region of Bangladesh, farmers have successfully cultivated a bumper garlic crop during the last Rabi season, producing 27,977 tonnes from 3,470 hectares of land, surpassing the set target of 28,399 tonnes. This achievement was made possible with the support of the Department of Agricultural Extension and other agricultural organizations, who provided advanced technologies and easy loan facilities for farmers. The average yield per hectare was 8.06 tonnes. Farmers have shown a growing interest in garlic farming, inspired by the consistent high production and reasonable selling prices. Retailers are currently purchasing the garlic from farmers at rates between Tk 2,800 and Tk 3,200 per mound, then selling it to consumers at prices ranging from Tk 3,200 to Tk 3,600 per mound or Tk 80 to Tk 90 per kilogram, depending on the size and quality.

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Farmers are happy getting bumper garlic output during the last Rabi season and fair price of the spicy crop in Rangpur agriculture region.Officials of the Department of Agricultural Extension said that a target of producing 28,399 tonnes of garlic was fixed from 3,353 hectares of land for all five districts in the region during the last Rabi season.However, farmers cultivated garlic on 3,470 hectares of land, less by only 65 hectares of land against the fixed farming target. ‘After completing harvest, farmers got a bumper production of 27,977 tonnes of garlic at the average yield rate of 8.06 tonnes per hectare of land,’ additional director of the DAE for Rangpur region agriculturist Md Emdad Hossain Sheikh said.Farmers produced 9,275 tonnes of garlic from 1,177 hectares of land in Rangpur, 2,503 tonnes from 350 hectares in Gaibandha, 4,813 tonnes from 630 hectares in Kurigram, 3,821 tonnes from 396 hectors in Lalmonirhat and 7,565 tonnes from 917 hectares of land in Nilphamari of ...

Source: Newagebd