Farmers of Ishwardi Upazila are now busy cultivating winter vegetables. Farmers are busy cultivating vegetables with the idea that they can earn more money if they can bring vegetables to the market in advance.
In the meantime, after a few days of rain, the fields have become suitable for sowing vegetables. So, the farmers have come down to the field with their waists tied.
According to the Upazila Agriculture Office, Ishwardi Upazila is well-known as a major vegetable and fruit growing area in the country. More than 20 farmers have received state medals for their success in agriculture.
Beans, turnips, radishes, carrots, eggplants, cauliflowers, cabbages, tomatoes, coriander leaves, pumpkins, sweet pumpkins, red spinach, spinach, onions, green chillies, etc. are widely cultivated here.
There is also extensive cultivation of litchi, guava, kul and jackfruit in the country. The Rabi season is at the beginning of October. However, farmers are already busy planting vegetables in advance. This year, the target has been set to cultivate different types of vegetables in early winter in 3,500 hectares of land in the upazila. Privately the target will be more.
Chhalimpur, Muladuli, Laxmikunda, Sahapur and Pakshi Unions of the upazila have the highest cultivation of these vegetables. In some villages of the upazila, vegetable fields have been visited and farmers are busy picking vegetable saplings. Some people are planting vegetable seedlings to eat. Someone is weeding the field with onion weeds.
After a few days of rain last week, the fields have become suitable for growing winter vegetables. If the weather is favourable, there will be good yield of vegetables.
Ishwardi Upazila Agriculture Officer Abdul Latif said the farmers of the upazila pay special attention to winter vegetables.
Moreover, a significant amount of vegetables, fruits and crops are planted in Ishwardi throughout the year.
Ishwardi is now one of the major upazilas in the country for winter vegetable cultivation.
If the weather is favourable, a record amount of winter vegetables is expected to be planted in Ishwardi this year.
