RANGPUR, April 7, 2022 (BSS) - Officials of the Department of
Agricultural Extension (DAE) and farmers as well are expecting a bumper mango
production as formation of tender fruits continues smoothly now in Rangpur
agriculture region.  

    The DAE officials said the process of tender fruit formation is
progressing well in orchards amid favorable climatic conditions across the
region.  

    Meanwhile, farmers have engaged maximum efforts in nursing the growing
tender mango fruits in all five districts of Rangpur, Gaibandha, Kurigram,
Lalmonirhat and Nilphamari in the region.  

    Talking to BSS, farmer Azizar Rahman of village Sankarpur Mistripara of
Badarganj upazila in Rangpur said tender mangoes are growing fabulously in
his orchard on 5.50 acres of land where he has been cultivating the fruit for
the last 14 years.

    "Farmers have mostly cultivated high yielding varieties of mangoes like
'Haribhanga', 'Mohanbhog', 'Lengra', 'Gourmoti', BARI-4, 'Chandramollika',
'Lakhna', 'Gopalbhog', 'Amrapali', 'Khirshapati' and other popular varieties
this season," Rahman said.  

    Farmer Mukul Shah of village Chand Kuthirdanga in Badarganj upazila said
he has been cultivating a highly tasty, popular, fibreless and local
indigenous variety of 'Haribhanga' mango in his orchards on 13 acres of land
for the last 15 years.

    "I am happy as tender fruits are growing excellently in the trees on my
orchard now," he said, and hoped to eventually get a bumper production of the
fruit this season.   

    Farmer Abdur Rahman, Jahangir Alam and Solaiman Ali of village Jarullapur
Bakultala in Mithapukur upazila here said they have cultivated 'Haribhanga'
mango in orchards with eight to 12 acres of land areas.  

    Farmer Abdul Halim of Rangatipara village in Mithapukur upazila said he
has been cultivating highly profitable 'Hatibandha' mango in his orchard on
10 acres of land for the last 14 years.

    "I hope to earn a net profit of Taka 14 lakh excluding all farming costs
after selling the matured mangoes in May and June next," Halim added.  

    Orchard owners Amjad Hossain of Tekani and Abdur Rahim of Paikarerhat
villages in Mithapukur upazila of Rangpur are hoping that excellent budding
followed by smooth formation of tender fruits would lead to a bumper mango
production.

    Additional Director of the DAE's Rangpur region Agriculturist Md.
Tauhidul Ikbal said around 95 percent of mango trees bloomed this season in
the region.

    Farmers have cultivated mangoes on around 8,000 hectares of land during
the current season in the region where around 90,000 tonnes of the fruit is
being produced annually worth Taka 350 on an average.

    "Field level agriculture officials are assisting farmers to take proper
care of the growing tender mangoes and control pests' attacks, if any, during
this fruit formation period for better production," he added.  

    Talking to BSS, Senior Coordinator (Agriculture and Environment) of RDRS
Bangladesh Mamunur Rashid lauded the DAE officials for assisting farmers to
take proper care of growing tender mangoes.

    "If the climatic conditions, fluctuation in temperatures, attack by pests
and insects remained within tolerable limits during the next few months,
formation of mango would be smooth to yield a bumper production," Rashid
hoped.