Bright prospect of oil palm cultivation in Joypurhat.
Our Correspondent
JOYPURHAT, Feb 9: A good future for oil palm cultivation in Joypurhat district is opening up here. A delegation from the University Malaysia Sabah visited Joypurhat to study feasibility of oil palm plantation and industries in Joypurhat, recently.
The Malaysian team comprising experts of oil plant management visited different oil palm plant farm here.
Prof Amizi Bin Ayub and Dr Connie Fay Komilus of the University Malaysia Sabah were in the team. Bangladeshi scientist Prof Dr Alimul Islam, a resident of Joypurhat now working as Professor of School of Sustainable Agriculture University, Malaysia, led the team. Titas Mostafa, Vice Chairman of Joypurhat Sadar Upazila arranged the programme.
Owner of a palm plant nursery Mamunur Rashid said that he has cultivated palm plant on five acres of land investing Tk 0.7 million. He has already sold plants at Tk 0.5 million and has a stock of plants around Tk 0.3 million. Another farmer Sanowar Hossain Sanu has cultivated palm plant on nine acres of land investing Tk 1.8 million. He has also sold plants of Tk 0.8 million and has a stock of around Tk 2 million.
If we get consultancy and technical support, we can do better in this field, farmers said.
Prof Amizi Bin Ayub and Dr Connie Fay Komilus told the FE We had successful talks with the farmers. We certainly will extend our hands to the Bangladeshi farmers with consultancy and technical support whenever they need, they said, adding that they wish Bangladeshi palm farmers will build up palm oil industry and it can be built in Joypurhat.
Source: www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com, 10th Feb-2011
JOYPURHAT, Feb 9: A good future for oil palm cultivation in Joypurhat district is opening up here. A delegation from the University Malaysia Sabah visited Joypurhat to study feasibility of oil palm plantation and industries in Joypurhat, recently.
The Malaysian team comprising experts of oil plant management visited different oil palm plant farm here.
Prof Amizi Bin Ayub and Dr Connie Fay Komilus of the University Malaysia Sabah were in the team. Bangladeshi scientist Prof Dr Alimul Islam, a resident of Joypurhat now working as Professor of School of Sustainable Agriculture University, Malaysia, led the team. Titas Mostafa, Vice Chairman of Joypurhat Sadar Upazila arranged the programme.
Owner of a palm plant nursery Mamunur Rashid said that he has cultivated palm plant on five acres of land investing Tk 0.7 million. He has already sold plants at Tk 0.5 million and has a stock of plants around Tk 0.3 million. Another farmer Sanowar Hossain Sanu has cultivated palm plant on nine acres of land investing Tk 1.8 million. He has also sold plants of Tk 0.8 million and has a stock of around Tk 2 million.
If we get consultancy and technical support, we can do better in this field, farmers said.
Prof Amizi Bin Ayub and Dr Connie Fay Komilus told the FE We had successful talks with the farmers. We certainly will extend our hands to the Bangladeshi farmers with consultancy and technical support whenever they need, they said, adding that they wish Bangladeshi palm farmers will build up palm oil industry and it can be built in Joypurhat.
Source: www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com, 10th Feb-2011
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