Ample production and sale of flowers have brought smiles to the farmers as well as traders of Rangur district this year as their income witnessed a boom in February, a month which holds special features centring round Pahela Falgun and Valentine's Day (on February 14) and the International Mother Language Day (on February 21).
According to sources at the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), Rangpur, flower growers and traders According to sources at the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), Rangpur, flower growers and traders made an income of around Tk 18 million (Tk1.80 crore) from its production and sale in February, the peak sale time of flowers.
This year, the enthusiastic growers put their utmost efforts to gear up the cultivation of different varieties of flowers in the region with the optimism to achieve their expected output.
Eventually, they became successful in attaining a profuse production of their produce. In addition, a congenial weather condition also helped the growers get a plentiful yield of the crop, the sources added.
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