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What workedA woman growing ginger in Narail, in a Protidiner Bangladesh report

10,000 sacks of ginger on waterlogged land: 6.5 lakh spent, 16-17 lakh hoped for

Ten thousand sacks of ginger on about 1.5 acres of low-lying land beside the homestead, at a cost of 650,000 taka. The crop takes nine months; at the time of the report she expected to sell 16-17 lakh taka of ginger, which had not yet been sold.

This housewife in Narail Sadar planted 10,000 sacks of ginger on about 1.5 acres of waterlogged land beside her homestead that could not otherwise be cropped. The sack method was chosen for two reasons: it avoids soil-borne disease, and the sacks can be moved if the land floods. Working it with her husband and occasional hired labour, she spent 650,000 taka on the crop. Ginger takes nine months, so costs run for most of a year before any money comes back. At the time of the report she expected to sell 16 to 17 lakh taka of ginger for a profit near 10 lakh - an expectation at harvest, not a completed sale. The sack method yields up to 1.5 kg per plant against about 800 g in normal ground planting.

Lessons

  1. 1.Growing in sacks turns waterlogged or low-lying land into productive ground, and lets you move the crop away from flooding
  2. 2.A nine-month crop means nearly a year of costs before any money comes back, and the capital has to cover that whole gap

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