He said about half of the farmers in his village had opted for the cultivation of Chinigura that season while 9 out of 10 farmers in the neighbouringBagdhana village had planted the variety. Rice fields turn into mango orchardsAs this correspondent travelled across the villages in Sapaharupazila, she came across numerous mango orchards on the roadside fields. Some of them are going for mango plantations instead of paddy cultivation, while some are taking up vegetable gardening. “I faced losses with the paddy cultivation. Now I spend more time and money in fertilizer business, though still continuing paddy cultivation to a small extent.”Additional reporting by Sazzadur Rahman Sazzad, KhondakerMdAbdurRouf, and MdFaruk Hossain

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 02, 2018 19:07 UTC