CropsThe agriculture office says there is no shortage and dealers blame low allocations, while farmers get one or two sacks a month at dealer points and buy the rest of their TSP, DAP and MoP from shops at Tk 200-800 extra a sack.
Manajir Rahman Mamun of Gomostapur, Chapainawabganj, grew the 'Behula' sweet pumpkin on 26 bighas through summer and the monsoon and has already sold Tk 920,000 worth against costs of about Tk 500,000.
Chapainawabganj's Kansat market is selling Ashwina at Tk 80-100 a kilo, BARI-4 Tk 150-180, Gourmoti Tk 160-180, Katimon Tk 170-180 and Banana Mango Tk 180-200; a Shibganj grower who grafted Katimon onto Khirsapat trees found the old wood fruiting in August and has sold Tk 80,000 of off-season GI man
The Padma is running 74cm below danger level at Pabna, while 206 hectares of crops are under water in Chapainawabganj and 1,050 hectares in Daulatpur, Kushtia.
VideoIn Gomostapur, Chapainawabganj, former teacher Rafiqul Islam has built an 840-bigha farm of fish ponds and fruit orchards, including dragon fruit, in just 11 years.
Entrepreneur Jesmin Akter has built the country's first factory for fruit bags in Chapainawabganj, reducing dependence on bags imported from China and Taiwan.
In Chapainawabganj, the 20-hectare Nawab Fish Farm uses aerators and automatic feeding in 36 ponds, with fruit trees planted on the banks.
In the mango district of Chapainawabganj, former driver Motiur Rahman has turned dry Barind land into a thriving malta and mixed fruit orchard.
