Farmer Jalal Hossain earned 5-6 times the cost by growing colorful cauliflower in Naogaon

 

This is the first time in the district the success of the cultivation of colorful cauliflower. This has created a lot of interest in the cultivation of colorful cauliflower among other farmers in the area.

Jalal is cultivating colorful cauliflower on the 12th century land next to his house in Kasba village of Hapaniya union of Sadar upazila of the district. He has received a good response in the area by cultivating colorful cauliflower. Customers are flocking to see and buy yellow and purple cauliflower every day.

According to the sources of District Agriculture Extension Directorate, it is possible to profit by cultivating colored cauliflower with less cost and less effort. This copy can be sold within 70-80 days of planting. Each copy weighs about two kilograms. Organic fertilizers and pheromone traps are used instead of chemical fertilizers and pesticides.

Apart from this, colored cauliflower is more nutritious than white cauliflower. The demand in the market is also high. This beautiful looking copy can be eaten half boiled. Upazila agriculture department hopes that colorful cauliflower cultivation will increase a lot in the future.

Sadar Upazila Agriculture Officer Agriculturist Monirul Islam said, according to my knowledge, for the first time in Naogaon, Jalal Hossain has succeeded in growing colorful cauliflower. He has created a lot of interest among other farmers in the area. Where ordinary cauliflower is sold for Tk 20-30, it is being sold at Tk 50-60.

Abul Kalam Azad, deputy director of the District Agriculture Extension Department, said that apart from being profitable, this colorful cauliflower contains vitamins A, C, K, folic acid, magnesium, manganese, and antioxidants that are beneficial to the human body.

Jalal Hossain said that he received training in agriculture last year. He was inspired by watching colorful cauliflower cultivation in training video footage. For the first time, he brought 1000 seedlings and planted them in the land.

Jalal also said that I cultivated two types of cauliflower in the 12th century land. It cost about 8 thousand rupees. I am selling each copy at the price of Tk 40-50. So far I have sold about 20 thousand copies. The remaining amount of cauliflower in the land can be sold at the current market rate of Tk 25,000 more. I can sell colored cauliflower worth 45 thousand rupees by spending 8 thousand rupees.