75 pc Litchi trees blossom: good Production expected in Natore

// Shamsul Basunia//

The farmers are now happy over the blooming of excellent litchi buds with a hope getting bumper production of the juiciest fruit this season in Gurudashpur, Baraigram, Lalpur, Bagatipara, Singra, Natore Sader, Natore District.

With advent of spring at the eve of departure of the winter, massive litchi blooming has been adequately favorable climate condition and sunny weather now everywhere in the region.

According to the department of Agriculture Extension DAE source, over 75 percent of litchi trees in about 1, 50,000 small, medium, and big sized litchi orchards and in home-stead areas have already bloomed massively in six Upzilla, Natore.

At least 1, 50, 000 farmers of the Gotia, Mohishmari, Bildoher, Pangashia, Singra, Natore, Mahamudpur, Bergangarampur, Juminagar, Nazirpur, Hamlikul, Jhawpara, Gopinathpur, Dudgari, Chandrapur, Dubarpara, Rasidpur, Brikashow, Chapila, Nawpara, Mowkhara, Teltupi, Imaderpara, Raninagar, Bripathuria, Khamarpara, Kumarkhali, Biaghat, Dashtananagar, Gurudashpur, Natore, Bonpara, Mowkhara, Boraigram upzilla, Natore are connected with the cultivation,  preparation and sale of litchi.

Deputy Director, Agriculture Extension DDAE, Natore Rafiqul Islam said to this correspondent, Mahamudpur, Bergangarampur, Juminagar and Nazirpur are main litchi zone in Natore district. Commercial litchi cultivation becomes popular as 50, 000 farmers already achieved self-reliance through farming the fruits in recent years. It is playing a vital role for earning home and abroad money.

The farmers are mostly cultivating high yielding verities like China-3, Bedana, Bomby, Mozaffarpuri and Madrazi and late variety Kanthali litchi on more lands following repeated bumper production and lucrative price.

He suggested the farmers to spray 75 per cent sulphur on litchi trees if mite attack is found following rise in temperature during fruit formation stage after budding from mid March for getting better production.

According to the statistics of the local unit of UAEO and DAE, the total production litchis in the district will 1.75 lakh metric tons.

There are 15 whole sell markets in the district. These are Nazirpur, Mahamudpur, Bergangrampur in Gurudashpur Upzilla, Mowkhara, Bonpara in Baraigram Upzilla, Natore.

The buyers are come to the various parts of the country. They buy litchis and loaded the basket and send to the sells market elsewhere in Bangladesh and abroad.

Litchi growers Md. Mohamad Ali, Ayub Ali, Mahmudpur said, they were expecting bumper litchi yield with good profits this year like in the previous time.