Sunflower cultivation has got momentum in Naogaon. Farmers of the area are expecting a good profit from sunflower cultivation this season. The sunflower fields are similar to a large yellow veil on the ground.
Thousands of sunflower offer a charming environment to the people as well as the environment. Locals and tourists often visit the fields of the sunflower to enjoy the stunning scenario. Many people were seen passing busy time taking photos and videos on the ground.
More than 300 bighas of farmland are being used for sunflower cultivation in Atrai of Nogaon. A vast amount of char lands and abandoned lands on the bank of Jamuna River are also being used for cultivating sunflower.
The farmers of the area have expressed their satisfaction and hoped to get a good result from sunflower farming. Many people have been working as day labourers on the fields. It creates employment for them.
Several pieces of lands in Atrai were full of yellow colour as there was a very good yield of sunflower this year. The farmers want to change their fate from this as there is a huge demand of sunflower seeds and oil in the markets.
Earlier, Upazila Agriculture Department provided free seeds, fertilizer and guided the farmers to get a bumper harvest from this crop. Sunflower cultivation became very popular among the farmers of Madandanga, Taranagar, Harpur, Baulia and other areas of the Upazila.
Anisar Rahman, a farmer of Madandanga village of Kalikapur union cultivated sunflower last year and got a bumper yield. This year, many others cultivated sunflower to get a good profit. Farmers of the area hope, they will get a bumper yield if the weather remains in favour of them.
Deputy Agriculture Officer of Atrai Upazila Agriculture Development Department, Dijendranath said, “Sunflower cultivation is not new in our country. We have provided free seeds and fertilizers to motivate the farmers. They are hoping to get a good harvest this year.”