Homestead gardening

Over 5.20 lakh people of 1.33 lakh extremely poor char households have achieved success through homestead gardening

It is heartening to learn that homestead gardening has taken root among the poor char people living on the Brahmaputra basin in recent years to increase vegetable production in meeting their nutritional demand and changing fortune. According to a report in this newspaper on Sunday, over 5.20 lakh people of 1.33 lakh extremely poor char households have achieved  success through homestead gardening with other income generating activities under the comprehensive Char Livelihoods Programme (CLP) since 2004. According to CLP sources, 1.33 lakh extremely poor char families living on riverine char islands in Kurigram, Bogra, Gaibandha, Sirajganj, Jamalpur, Lalmonirhat, Nilphamari, Rangpur, Pabna and Tangail districts have achieved success in homestead gardening.
   With the increase in population demand for vegetables is also increasing in the country. Besides, demand for Bangladeshi vegetables is high in foreign markets. There are scopes for growing vegetables on the small patches of lands and on the premises of dwelling houses. A significant number of people live in char areas of the country. They are detached from the mainstream development activities of the country. It is a welcome sign that they are improving their economic conditions by dint of their stringent efforts. Thousands of people living in char areas sit idle most of the times of the year. By engaging themselves in income-generating activities, particularly vegetable cultivation, they can improve their lot on the one hand and create employment opportunity for others. It is a ray of hope for them that they have engaged themselves in cultivating pumpkin, bitter gourd, snake gourd, long beans, gourds, cucumber, bottle guard, aubergine, spinach, red and green amaranths, onion, garlic and other vegetables on their homesteads.
  What is needed now is due government patronage for increasing the production of vegetables. The government as well as the NGOs should do everything needed for this. If the commercial banks provide loans on easy terms and conditions, more people will engage themselves in vegetable farming, thus creating jobs for many more people.  Besides, training programme for farmers can be arranged for cultivation of vegetables in a scientific way. Since vegetables are perishable items, they are frequently damaged before they reach their destinations. Steps should be taken up for preservation of vegetables. 

Homestead gardening

Over 5.20 lakh people of 1.33 lakh extremely poor char households have achieved success through homestead gardening

It is heartening to learn that homestead gardening has taken root among the poor char people living on the Brahmaputra basin in recent years to increase vegetable production in meeting their nutritional demand and changing fortune. According to a report in this newspaper on Sunday, over 5.20 lakh people of 1.33 lakh extremely poor char households have achieved success through homestead gardening with other income generating activities under the comprehensive Char Livelihoods Programme (CLP) since 2004. According to CLP sources, 1.33 lakh extremely poor char families living on riverine char islands in Kurigram, Bogra, Gaibandha, Sirajganj, Jamalpur, Lalmonirhat, Nilphamari, Rangpur, Pabna and Tangail districts have achieved success in homestead gardening. With the increase in population demand for vegetables is also increasing in the country. Besides, demand for Bangladeshi vegetables is high in foreign markets. There are scopes for growing vegetables on the small patches of lands and on the premises of dwelling houses. A significant number of people live in char areas of the country. They are detached from the mainstream development activities of the country. It is a welcome sign that they are improving their economic conditions by dint of their stringent efforts. Thousands of people living in char areas sit idle most of the times of the year. By engaging themselves in income-generating activities, particularly vegetable cultivation, they can improve their lot on the one hand and create employment opportunity for others. It is a ray of hope for them that they have engaged themselves in cultivating pumpkin, bitter gourd, snake gourd, long beans, gourds, cucumber, bottle guard, aubergine, spinach, red and green amaranths, onion, garlic and other vegetables on their homesteads. What is needed now is due government patronage for increasing the production of vegetables. The government as well as the NGOs should do everything needed for this. If the commercial banks provide loans on easy terms and conditions, more people will engage themselves in vegetable farming, thus creating jobs for many more people. Besides, training programme for farmers can be arranged for cultivation of vegetables in a scientific way. Since vegetables are perishable items, they are frequently damaged before they reach their destinations. Steps should be taken up for preservation of vegetables.