Guava farming has become blessings to many farmers as it has made them wealthy in the region including its vast Barind tract during the last couple of years.

The farmers after the best uses of modern and high yielding varieties and technologies have started contributing a lot towards making the region self-reliant in fruit production through boosting both acreage and yield of guava.

A silent revolution has happened in farming of high yielding varieties including Thai guava farming for its gradual rising demands and lucrative market price everywhere in the region at present.

Farmer Abdul Karim has cultivated Thai guava and he has achieved extraordinary success. Guava cultivation has made him financially self- sufficient.

Nurul Islam, another farmer of Parila Ramchandrapur area in Paba upazila, has already sold guava worth around Taka three lakh and hoping of selling of more Taka 12 lakh from six bigha of land this season. Nazrul Islam, another guava cultivator of village Palpur in Godagari upazila, said he has been attaining good profit by cultivating guava on commercial basis for the last several years.

Dev Dulal Dhali, Additional Director of the Department of Agriculture Extension, said guava is supposed to be the main cash crop in the near future in the region as its topography and climate condition is very much suitable for this crop.

Dr Alim Uddin, Principal Scientific Officer of Regional Fruit Research Station, said Thai guava is more nutritious than Kazi guava. It is comparatively big in size and market value is higher than Kazi guava. Per kilogram of Thai Guava is now being sold at Taka 90 to Taka 120.