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Making agriculture commercialised, profitable stressed
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RAJSHAHI, Dec 23, 2020 (BSS) – Speakers at a function here underscored the need for making agriculture profitable and commercialized to substantial and sustainable farming promotion of high-valued crops.
All the district and upazila level agriculture officials should devise ways and means on how to promote the high-valued crops among the grassroots farmers in large, they said.
The observation came at a view-sharing meeting with farmers and others concerned at Kalmur village under Paba Upazila in the district on Tuesday afternoon.
Rajshahi Regional Office of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) arranged the meeting under the Safe Crops Production through Eco-friendly Strategy Project.
Tomato farming makes many people solvent in Rajshahi
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RAJSHAHI, Dec 20, 2020 (BSS) – The tomato farming appeared as a fortune changer for many farmers as it made many peasants solvent in the region this year with also significantly infusing dynamism into the local economy.
Sources said, tens of thousand of farmers have become self-reliant through tomato farming only in Godagari Upazila of Rajshahi district.
In the current season, the cash crop has brought smiles on the face of the farmers as they are getting expected yield and market price since the very beginning of the harvesting period.
The tomatoes produced without chemicals are being sent to different districts including the capital Dhaka after meeting the local demands.