Dalim Azad's Mixed Fruit Orchard

About

Dalim Azad of Ujalpur village in Meherpur Sadar upazila went to Malaysia in 2007 and, on returning in 2018, began growing local fruit on his own land, without making a profit. He then turned his four bighas into a mixed orchard of foreign fruit: from Manirampur in Jashore he bought 300 Darjeeling orange, 300 BARI-1 malta and 9 grape saplings at Tk 140 each; 140 seedless lemon saplings from Narsingdi at Tk 75 each; and 600 guava saplings from the Baradi Horticulture Centre in Meherpur. The saplings alone cost Tk 1.05 lakh, with about Tk 2 lakh more for cultivation until the trees fruited in the second year. He broke off the first year's flowers to strengthen the trees; in 2021 he earned Tk 1.5 lakh from guava, lemons and a little malta, and in 2022 he hoped to sell at least Tk 5 lakh worth of fruit. He has to deal with insect attacks and heat; he plans to raise grafted saplings to sell to other farmers.

Products and services

• BARI-1 malta

• Darjeeling orange

• Thai guava

• Grapes

• Seedless lemon

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