Rashidul Islam shows vegetables on his land at Shimulbari union in Jaldhaka upazila, Nilphamari Dhaka TribuneHe also developed a vegetable orchard in his village where he has employed 10 labourersA farmer has profited through seasonal vegetable cultivation in Nilphamari. He also developed a vegetable orchard in his village where he has employed 10 labourers. Apart from selling vegetables in the local market, his products are also selling in different kitchen markets in Dhaka city. Cucumber, gourd, bitter gourd, snake gourd, teasle gourd, water pumpkin, jelly pumpkin and many other vegetables were cultivated in the orchard. In the first year, he cultivated vegetables on 40-45 decimals of land which brought him a net profit of Tk75,000.

Source: Dhaka Tribune June 08, 2019 15:45 UTC