Bean cultivation has been gaining popularity in the upazila after a large number of farmers got involved considering good profit with relatively low investment. Proshanto Mallik of Baratia village in the upazila took two bighas of land on lease and bought the total land under cauliflower and bean cultivation. Some 500 farmers in the area have been hit hard by the low price, he said. Lalit Das, another farmer of the village, said he brought 10 kathas of land under bean cultivation and the production is higher than it was in 2018 and 2019. I’m devastated because of the falling price of the bean as in some cases, each kg bean is being sold at as low as Tk 8,” he said.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 14, 2020 05:26 UTC