The dual onslaught of Covid-19 pandemic and Cyclone Amphan has devastated flower cultivation in Benapole, leaving its growers amid a heap of losses.
The most impact has been felt by the floral cultivators of Godkhali upazila, said to be the largest region for cultivating flowers in the country.
The cultivators and wholesalers in the district claim losses may go up to crores.
Various types of flowers are cultivated in about 6,500 hectares of land in 65 villages of Jhikargachha and Sharsha unions in the western part of Jessore.
Hundreds of flower growers from Panisara start coming to Godkhali market every day. Wholesalers from different parts of the country buy flowers from there.
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