MANIKGANJ, March 20, 2021 (BSS) – Onion harvesting is going on in full swing in
the district, expecting a good yield, officials said today.
Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources said farmers have started to
harvest onion as they are getting lucrative prices.
DAE had taken a massive programme to inspire farmers to cultivate the onion abundantly here during the current season, they said, adding farmers also showed interest in cultivating onion witnessing its huge demand in markets.
Md. Rezaul Islam, a farmer of Alamdi village of Harirampur Upazila said the onion now is being sold at Taka 40-42 per kilogram, expressing satisfaction with the price.
Md Hafiz Uddin of Rupsha village under Shibalaya Upazila and Abdur Rafiq of Mouhali village under Baratia Union of Ghior Upazila also expressed happiness over onion price.
This season, a total of 5,954 hectares of land were brought under onion cultivation in all seven upazilas of the district with a production target of 63,113 metric tons.
Of them, farmers cultivated onion at 90 hectares of land in Manikganj Sadar, 80 hectares at Singair upazila, 50 hectares at Saturia upazila, 954 hectares at Ghior Upazila, 80 hectares at Daulatpur upazila, 2,900 hectares at Shibalaya upazila and 1,800 hectares at Harirampur Upazila.
DAE Deputy Director Md. Shahjahan Ali Biswas said Harirampur, Shibalaya and Ghior upazilas of the district are known as the onion cultivation zones. The soil of those areas is suitable for onion cultivation.