Black plum harvests revive Barguna farmer’s glories
Clusters of black plum are the first to greet the eye at Ahsan Habib’s Koraitala village home, just five kilometres away from Barguna district headquarter. He made Tk 15 lakh from sales this season, most of it through Facebook. The photo was taken on Saturday. Photo: Sohrab Hossain
A former presidential award winner for cultivating watermelon and vegetables is now making a name in Barguna with his black plum trees, that too selling off most of this season s Tk 15 lakh-worth harvests through Facebook.
In 1988, the then agriculture minister had come over to see for himself the produce before the award was presented in 1992, said Ahsan Habib taking pride in his work.