GANDAKI, Nov 25: The Gandaki Province has witnessed expansion of orange farming. The fruit was cultivated in 7,945 hectares of land two years ago, while it grew by 397 hectares of land last year, reaching 8,342 hectares.
Fortune started knocking after Mr James Balya, a 62-year-old native, embarked on the journey of growing crops and trees for profitable reasons, 10 years ago
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Commercial farming of orange has seen a huge success in Bangladesh, making the juicy fruit available throughout the year at reasonable prices.
Farmers are also making good profits by producing this popular fruit, both in plain lands and in hilly regions.
Dr. Mehedi Masood, project director of Year-Round Fruit Production for Nutrition Improvement under Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), told the Daily Sun that different varieties of orange are being grown by the orchard owners.
“Khasia mandarin, Australian mandarin, Vietnamese mandarin, Thai, American Naval, Darjeeling and some other mandarin varieties of orange are being cultivated in the country,” he said, adding that orange was earlier cultivated only in the hilly regions.