Early winter vegetables come as blessing for Jashore farmers

Early winter season bean creepers at flowering stage at a Jashore farm. UNB

Jahsore, Sept 2 -Early winter vegetables have come as blessings for farmers in Sadar upazila of Jashore district, thanks to the favourable weather and timely initiative.

According to the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) in Jashore, this year, a total of 4,323 hectares of land are being used to cultivate early winter vegetables. 

Of this, 2,432 hectares of land are in Haibatpur union, 1026 hectares in Churamankati union, and 865 hectares in Kashimpur union under Sadar upazila. 

Farmers have been busy cultivating the vegetables and are making good profit due to the high market price. 

During a recent visit to the Sadar upazila, this UNB correspondent found farmers taking care of their cabbages, cauliflowers, beans, eggplants, ladies fingers, pointed gourds and radishes. 

Vast areas in Churamankati, Abdulpur, Hoibatpur, Tirer Haat, Manikdihi, Mathurapur, Shahbazpur, Muradgarh, Kashimpur, Bijoynagar, Doulatdihi, Baliadanga, Beneali, Daherpara and Laukhali are brimming with the early varieties of winter vegetables. 

Some farmer said they are now cultivating winter vegetables throughout the year as they have proven to be profitable. They are also happy with the bumper yield of the vegetables. 

Besides, the demand for early winter vegetables is high at the local markets as well as abroad, they added. 

Although the prices of early winter vegetables are high, consumers are purchasing them nevertheless.

Agriculture officials are also providing advices to the farmers on a regular basis which helped them boost the production. 

Deputy Director of Jashore DAE, Manjurul Haque, said that vegetables grown in Jashore have high demand across the country and every year, farmers cultivate vegetables in two seasons — early winter and winter seasons. He also expected an increase in the production of vegetables during winter.- UNB