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Shipon Miah, a vegetable cultivator of Dengarbon village of Sreemangal upazila’s Ashidron union, has found success in experimental hybrid cabbage cultivation, inspiring other farmers of the area to opt for the vegetable.
The hybrid cabbage variety, Aladin, is from the Lal Teer Seed Limited, presumably the largest biotechnology and seed production company in the country. They envisioned the experimental cultivation of the winter vegetable in a bid to promote the high-yielding variety at low cost for the marginal farmers.
This high-yielding variety can be harvested in just 60 days after plantation. They weigh around 3 to 3.5 kilograms. “I spent only Tk 3,000 to cultivate the cabbage on my seven decimals of cropland. I sell each piece of cabbage for Tk 40 to Tk 45 and earned Tk 20,000 till now,” said farmer Shipon Miah, adding that 20 to 22 tonnes of cabbage can be harvested from an acre of cropland.
Being geographically located in an agriculturally fostered basin, Bangladesh still suffers from a large deficit of vegetable prerequisites. Economic and technological constraints continue to play the major determinants in fostering this ongoing problem, said Tapas Chakraborty, divisional manager of Lal Teer Seed Limited.
“The organisation was founded with the vision to mitigate this specific point. Keeping the need for research in mind and how it can help the countrymen understand more about seed yielding and seed variety, Lal Teer Seed Ltd was established.
“I started cultivating the Aladin variety cabbage on an experimental basis. However, as the demand and prices are high in the winter season, I am expecting a profit this season. If everything goes well, I will expand my farm and cultivate cabbage commercially next season,” said farmer Shipon.
