11 days ago at Newmarket in Dinajpur city Litchi sales have started. Sarab litchi market from morning to nine at night. Madraji is also in the market Currant litchi. This time the price of litchi is high due to low supply. Although the buyers are not happy with this, the farmers are also The eyes and faces of the traders sparkled with joy. Dinajpur District City New Market can be seen, every 1000 madrasi litchi 3 thousand 500 Selling from Rs.4 thousand. On the other hand, Currant Lychee is being sold from Tk 5,000 to Tk 6,000 A thousand rupees. Lychee farmers and traders say, this time the market is uphill from the beginning. Every thousand litchi by caste than last time 700-800 taka higher price has to be kept. Because litchi yield is very low in some parts of the district. Apart from that, the litchi buds have dropped due to the intense heat wave. What remains, has already begun to crack. And so many farmers have started harvesting litchi and bringing it to the market in advance. On Wednesday, Abdus Salam bought 200 Madrasi lychees for Tk 600 in New Market. He said, “Two- After eating a litchi, I saw that it was a bit sour could be found But had to buy to keep the grandchildren. Lychee trader Keramat Ali said, ‘The season has just started. Dinajpur litchi is different from the country Shipped by courier to location. It hasn’t started trading that way yet. Those whose trees bear fruit Now you will get a good price. Last time, the heat wave caused farmers losses in litchi. If the temperature this time If it remains the same, then there is no salvation. There are many traders, farmers have gardens for five years Contract taken. If the loss of litchi due to heat flow is high, there will be no limit to the loss. According to the sources of the District Agriculture Extension Department, this time litchi cultivation in the district (5 thousand 489 hectares) has been Out of this (3 thousand 238 ha) Bombay variety litchi, (1 thousand 78) ha Madraji, (707) ha. China Three in Hectares, Bedana in (310) Hectares, China Two in (132) Hectares and Jackfruit in (24 Hectares) Varieties of litchi have been cultivated. This time the target of litchi production has been fixed (32 thousand 117) metric tons. Last two days Ulipur, Masimpur, Auliapur, Mohabbatpur and Biral’s Madhabbati of Dinajpur Sadar Upazila, Lichu gardens were visited in Rabipur area, most of Madrasi and Bedana trees in Sadar Upazila are yielding. less Some trees have no fruit at all. Even if one or two trees have fruit, they are already scorched has started The fruits of some trees have burst and started falling. Delwar Hossain, litchi grower of Masimpur area, said, “In my garden, Madraji and Bedana varieties are grown. There are 100 trees of litchi. “You see with your own eyes, whether there is a harvest or not?” he added He said, ‘This time the buds came too much. But everything is burnt in the sun. 40 percent in trees now Lychee cannot be found. The size has also been reduced. This time 38 trees did not bear any fruit. Aulad Hossain, a farmer and businessman of Auliapur area, said, “Everything has ended in the sun.” But a few days Because of the earlier rain, the Bombay variety of litchi has been saved to some extent. If this heat wave continues Bombay Litchi will also catch on. Last time too, I counted losses in litchi due to fire. For six lakh rupees I have taken garden contract. Now it seems that the cost will not rise. Dinajpur is famous as the state of litchi. Due to sandy loam soil suitable for cultivation in this region There is no lack of interest of farmers in litchi cultivation. Cultivated here are Madrasi, Bombay, Bedana, China Three, Jackfruit litchi. In 13 upazilas of the district litchi is grown more or less everywhere. Most cultivated Masimpur, Mohabbatpur of Sadar Upazila, Madhabbati of Birol, Karla, Rabipur, Rajarampur, Maheshpur, Bot Hat, In Chirirbandar and Khansama upazilas. Biral’s Rabipur area litchi farmer. Shaheen Alam said, “I have a garden of 800 trees of Bombay variety.” This time there was a severe heatwave for a month. Bombay variety of litchi is usually late. a few days The earlier rain helped a bit. If not Bombay litchi is a problem like Madrasi would have been Last year at least 40 percent of litchis were lost due to excess temperature and warm westerly winds at the last moment The tree gets scorched. If the temperature is high this time too, then the labor will be completely useless. Birol Upazila Agriculture Officer Mostafa Hasan Imam says, this time, litchi sprouts The weather was favorable. But later as the temperature rises a bit, some Madrasi Litchi Other varieties of litchi were not affected in the same way despite the damage. Good yield in Bombay and China three this time has been Regarding the litchi bursting, he said, “Those who continued to irrigate regularly, Their plants will not have this problem. Last year some crops were destroyed due to rise in temperature. Hopefully, this time the farmers have managed water and fertilizer properly. We are also in the field regularly We are giving necessary support to the farmers.
