coloured cauliflower. Photo : Collected
Farmers of Atalia Union of Dumuria Upazila have successfully cultivated coloured cauliflower. Purple, yellow, and broccoli variety cauliflowers have been cultivated in different areas in Khulna for the first time.
Tapas Sarkar and Vijaya Sarkar, farmers of Atalia union of Dumuria upazila said, “We have experimentally cultivated coloured cauliflower on 30 bighas of land for the first time.”
The price of white cauliflower is Tk 10 to Tk 15 per kilogram (KG) whereas I can sell the coloured cauliflower at Tk 60 to Tk 70 per KG. I am very happy with the profit. I will extend the farming land area for the cultivation of the coloured cauliflower in next season, Tapas said.
Besides, we got cauliflower seeds, chemical fertilizers, organic fertilizers, organic herbicides and pesticides free of cost from the government, he added.
Additional Agriculture Officer of Dumuria upazila Md. Walid Hossain told that we wanted to justify how suitable the soil and weather exists for the coloured cauliflower farming with a view to make the land suitable for coloured cauliflower farming in future.
Under the project of Sustainable Agriculture Development of Dumuria of Khulna region, we have provided cauliflower seeds, chemical fertilizers, organic fertilizers, organic herbicides, pesticides, and necessary advice to the farmers, Walid Hossain said, adding that after getting the good cauliflower seeds and fertilizer, the farmers achieved success. The farmers have got better profit.
As a result, local vegetable farmers have become interested in cultivation of coloured cauliflower. The local agriculture department is also very pleased for the success of farming coloured cauliflower, he said.
Upazila Agriculture Officer of Dumuria Upazila Md. Insan Ibne Amin said that these coloured cauliflowers are the Japanese varieties.
He said, coloured cauliflower farming started in our country only a couple years back. White cauliflower farming is common in Dumuria. But, this is the first time of coloured cauliflower farming.
In the next season, if any farmer wants to cultivate coloured cauliflower, all kinds of support and cooperation will be provided by the Agriculture Department, he said.
Besides, we always provide technical support to the farmers to make the coloured cauliflower farming more profitable, he added.
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