Karishma watermelon farming sees success in Bangladesh

Published Aug 29, 2021

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A new watermelon variety called 'Karishma', imported from Japan, has seen success in Bangladesh after its test cultivation, with farmers finding it more profitable than other crops due to higher yield and lower production costs. A local company imported the seeds, and the hybrid variety can be cultivated year-round, with harvesting possible two months after planting. The upazila agriculture officer is encouraging large-scale cultivation of the variety, expecting it to be profitable for farmers. Meanwhile, in Joypurhat, farmers are also experiencing success with watermelon cultivation, particularly with varieties imported from Thailand and Taiwan, and one farmer has made a profit of Tk 0.2 million from cultivating watermelon on one bigha of land.

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Karishma variety watermelon has seen success after its test cultivation on a demonstration plot under Badalgachhi upazila of Naogaon district. Meanwhile, farmers are interested in cultivating loft method watermelon leaving other crops in Joypurhat as they are getting more profit with a small production cost. Our Naogaon Correspondent reports: This year, a local company imported a new variety seed named 'Karishma' from Japan and started farming on the demonstration plot owned by a farmer of Palsha village under the supervision of upazila DAE. Sources said the hybrid watermelon variety can be cultivated round the year. Growers can start harvesting the fruit after two months of its plantation. Sources at Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) of the upazila said usually this upazila depends on import of watermelon from other districts. Grower Arman Hossain said, "I cultivated some four hundred plants of Karishma variety on the demonstration plot measuring 25 decimals of land ...

Source: The Financial Express