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Sugarcane cultivation gains popularity in Gazipur


Bangladeshpost
Published : 24 Sep 2019 07:45 PM | Updated : 07 Sep 2020 10:45 AM

Gazipur Correspondent

Cultivation of sugarcane at five upazilas under Gazipur district is gaining popularity.  Farmers are being financially benefited through its cultivation. 

Meanwhile, sugarcane farming has proved to be more lucrative than other crops.   A good number of farmers of Gazipur district have started cultivating sugarcane on their lands.  

They hope to get bumper output. According to Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), 1505 hectors of land has been brought under sugarcane cultivation in all five upazilas of   Gazipur district   this year.  

Most of the areas   have been selected at Kapasia  upazila . Mobarak Husain, 45,   a  sugarcane  grower  at Piruzali village  of  Gazipur  Sadar   told  that  he  had  cultivated   the  Rangbilas  variety  sugarcane  on  two  bighas of his  land  and  expecting  to  earn over Taka 75  thousand  this season   by selling  his  produce.  About    13000 to TK 15000    is needed to cultivate sugarcane on two bighas of land.

A single piece of sugarcane is sold at Tk 25 to 45 in  local market.  It will be  satisfactory  and profitable  sale,  he  added.   Once  Mobarak Husain  was  at a loss   to  bear  his 4 members of  family`s expenses .  Many  other farmers   of  Gazipur area   also involved in growing  sugarcane.    Deputy Director of DAE, Gazipur, Md Mahbub Alam    informed   sugarcane   cultivation  is  increasing   day  by  day in Gazipur. Mechanical  devices  are  also available   for extracting   sugarcane  juice. Md Mahbub Alam added that sugarcane farmers get support   from   them.