Ground nut cultivation gaining popularity in Panchagarh
Published : 07 May 2016, 18:50
Jagoroniya Desk
Cultivation of groundnut is gaining popularity in Panchagarh district.
Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) office sources said a total of 7,000 hectares of land were brought under groundnut cultivation this year with the production target of 13,500 metric tons.
The farmers of the district cultivated high yielding variety of groundnut in their lands. It is now being sold at Taka 2,000 to 2,500 per mound.
Agriculture officer of DAE Md. Abdulla-Al-Mamun told BSS that the farmers of the district are showing great interest in cultivating groundnut.
Source: BSS.