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Chattogram's Neamat Ali Grows Betel Leaf in the Omani Desert

In Salalah, Oman, Neamat Ali from Chattogram has turned years of uncertainty into success, farming 12 bighas commercially including betel leaf.

Oman, a desert country on the Arabian Sea, is growing richer in farm production day by day, and expatriate Bangladeshis in particular are greening its desert with diverse crops. Hridoye Mati O Manush has shown various aspects of Oman's farming success in several episodes.

Bangladeshis greening the desert


Enam Uddin and Nazim Uddin in Muscat and Maruf in Salalah are among the expatriate Bangladeshis in Oman who have built remarkable success through hard work.

The soil of Hafa, an area of Salalah, is more fertile and farmable than elsewhere in the country. That is why Bangladeshis who came here for other jobs have found their real profit in farming.

From uncertainty to success


Life abroad is hard, and the fight to survive has many fronts. Neamat Ali now farms 12 bighas commercially, yet after arriving in Salalah from Rangunia, Chattogram, in 2008, he spent a long time in uncertainty and crisis. Farming gave him security, prosperity and success.

Source: Shykh Seraj, Hridoye Mati O Manush. First published in Bengali on The Agro News.

Shykh SerajAgricultural journalist

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