Bangladesh : Bumper maize production in Panchagarh
Farmers in Panchagarh’s char areas along the Karatoa River achieved a bumper maize harvest this year. Cultivated on sandy lands unsuitable for other crops, maize requires low investment—Taka 9,000–10,000 per bigha—and yields 35–40 mounds, selling for Taka 30,000–35,000, boosting both income and local cultivation interest.
PANCHAGARH: The farmers of char areas along the river of Karatoa in sadar upazila and other parts of the district gained bumper production of maize this year, reports BSS.
The price and demand of maize is high, according to farmers and department of agriculture extension.
Maize cultivation in char areas and some other place of the district are on the raise as most of the land in this region is sandy where other usual crops do not grow well. The farmers of the char areas cultivated maize at low cost.
A farmer can produce 35 to 40 mounds of maize on one bigha (33 decimal) of land by spending of Taka 9,000 to Taka 10,000 and can sell of maize at Taka 30,000 to 35,000,the agriculture sources said.
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