Bangladesh: Record harvest for Bangladeshi potato farmers
Farmers in Rangpur, Bangladesh have harvested a record 1.8 millions tons of potato, for which they have been receiving good prices in Rangpur agriculture zone.
Sources in the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) report that, a target of producing 1.8 million tons of potato was fixed from 91,921 hectares of land in all five districts in the region during the just ended Rabi season.
The enthusiastic farmers, however, cultivated potato on 94,160 hectares of land, which is 2,239 hectares or 2.43 percent more than the fixed target of bringing 91,921 hectares of land under potato cultivation this season.
Horticulture specialist of the DAE Khondker Md Mesbahul Islam told BSS that the farmers have already completed harvest and produced over 1.8 million tons of potato exceeding its fixed production target by over 10,000 tons in the region this season.
Noted potato exporter and President of Rangpur District Potato Growers’ Association Alhaj Mohammad Khwaja Ahmed said the farmers are happier getting better potato prices, and export of granular potato has been increased this season.
Khwaja Ahmed:
"We have already exported 10,000 tons of potato to Malaysia and some other countries at the exporting price rate of 250 US $ per ton so far and the export would be higher this time from the Rangpur region alone."
Khwaja expressed his confidence that the nation might earn millions of US dollars by exporting potato to Malaysia, Singapore, Russia and many other countries in future if the current export-friendly situation prevails.
Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS)/potatopro.com
Fuente: http://www.freshplaza.com/article/157198/Record-harvest-for-Bangladeshi-potato-farmers
