Farmers benefit from squash cultivation of foreign vegetables except potatoes

              Farmers benefit from squash cultivation of foreign vegetables except potatoes

By

 Rahat Uddin Jewel 

from Bangladesh.

Rancher Abdul Latif has benefited by developing unfamiliar vegetable squash in Naogaon. In the land where he used to develop potatoes consistently, he currently develops squash. It has diminished the expense. Developed squash on 25% of the land and procured almost lakhs of rupees in only 3 months. Abdul Latif of Fatepur town of Sadar Upazila said that he planted seeds in polythene last December and developed seedlings in it. At the point when the seedling is three inches, it is established in the ground. He spent a sum of 13 to 15 thousand taka for planting seeds, making polybags, plowing the land, establishing saplings in the land, composts and pesticides and so on. In only three months, he began picking squash from mid-February. Eventually, in excess of 200 maunds of squash have been created in his property. Out of this, he has sold 180 maunds of squash in the market up until this point. He sold around 1 lakh 8 thousand squash at the market cost of 600 rupees each. Barring costs, he created a net gain of around 93 thousand taka from this land. Aside from this, 30 to 35 maunds of squash have been circulated liberated from cost to individuals, neighbors and family members who stayed with the land and the financial worth is around 18 to 20 thousand taka.He said that he used to develop potatoes in this land previously. Most extreme 50 maunds of potatoes are delivered in this land. As per the ongoing business sector, the selling cost of potatoes is 600 taka, and the selling cost is 30 thousand taka. Then again, the creation cost of potato was a lot higher than that of squash. Accordingly, there was very little benefit. Be that as it may, he got more benefit in squash cultivation.Many others have communicated interest in squash cultivating subsequent to seeing his mind blowing achievement and high benefits in squash cultivating. Jasimuddin and Asad Hossain of adjoining Mangalpur town and Md Nazrul Islam of Fatepur town said they have likewise become excited subsequent to seeing squash development in Sweet. Communicated interest in developing squash in their territory. Delegate Overseer of Horticulture Expansion Division Md. Abu Hossain said that squash is being developed in better places of Naogaon. As per the nature of the land, squash development is conceivable. Exhortation is being given from the Division of Horticulture.