Farmers in the Rangpur region are happy witnessing massive sprouting in their mango trees with the advent of the spring in all five districts. The mango orchards and gardens are already eye-catchers, with huge flowers in the mango trees.
“Around 85% of mango trees have already bloomed with a possibility of 95% sprouting by the first week of March next,” said Khondker Md Mesbahul Islam, horticulture specialist of the Department of Agriculture Extension. The process of sprouting in mango trees started little late this year following comparatively longer winter and foggy weather as the climatic condition remains suitable now for the process.
“Mango cultivation is expanding every year in the region as farmers are showing keen interest on commercial basis farming of the popular fruit after getting repeated bumper production with lucrative price in the recent years,” Mesbahul told.
The farmers cultivated mango on 7,122 hectares of land producing 83,764 tons of the fruit worth Tk3.35 (€35 mln) during FY2017-18 in the region against on 7,091 hectares producing 79,667 tons worth Tk3.2 (€33.6 mln) during FY2016-17.
“The farmers have brought 7,250 hectares of land under mango cultivation during the current fiscal year [FY2018-19] and massive blooming amid favourable climatic condition predicts brighter prospect of mango yield this time,” the horticulture specialist said.
