Farmers of Panchbaria village are happy to cultivate jute (BANGLADESH)

Now is the rainy season. Shravan month. Many are saying that this time the rain is getting more all over Bangladesh. Aman season of paddy cultivation is going on at present. Farmers in many areas of the village are worried. Paddy cannot be planted in low lying areas due to excess rainfall. Paddy has been planted in high lands. There is still a lot of water in the paddy fields. The low lands where paddy was sown are now under water. Again, the opposite scene is also in the village. This time there is no concern about giving jute jag to the jute farmers. Jute farmers in many areas are quite happy. When it rains.

This time jute is being played, ”said Razia Begum of Panchbaria village. About 50 years of age. Razia is very busy in making jute fiber. Panchbaria is a village in Dapunia Union. Upazila, Pabna Sadar. District Pabna. Now the women of almost every household in Panchbaria village are busy in making jute fiber. This work is called 'Kosta Chhula' in the area. Wherever jute has been given, women have sat in a dry place to pick up fibers.

Women get 100 rupees for twenty jute (about 50-60 jute trees). The owners will take the jute shawl. And the men wash the jute. Men get 300-350 rupees a day for washing jute. The men wash the jute from 8 am to 2 pm. If the men pick up the jute and wash it, then the wages are higher. And if women make jute husks, the cost to the farmers is less. Usually women go to pick jute fibers after finishing their household chores. Works as jute picker from 8 am to 1:00 pm.Then again the work of the world. In these 4-5 hours they can touch 25-30 knots of jute. They think that it is also the work of the family, but also some extra income. But the mother-in-law can touch more jute than the son's wife. The mother-in-law does not have to do much housework. So they work from 8 am to 3 pm to make jute. Jute peeling is quite difficult. If there is no experience. The long fiber of the jute should be picked up properly so that it does not get entangled. If the jute is torn to shreds, wages will not be available.

In the villages of Bangladesh, cows, goats, adhi, barga or bhagi are reared by the villagers. Adhi means half and half. Half of the one who raises, half of the one whose cow or goat. In the case of jute peeling in Panchbaria village, many women also use jute in Bhagi. The owner of the jute stick will get half of the jute that he can touch and the other half will be given to the person who is touching it. Women say, ‘Jute is more profitable than fortune. There is a price for jute in the market. The fence of the house can be given. Can be burned.Now the farmers will cultivate bean. You have to give the bean tree fence. Those who do not have jute must buy it from us. One bale (10-15 hrs) of jute shawl costs 20 rupees. '

Last year, all the farmers of the village have cultivated jute to get better price of jute. And there is no shortage of water for jute. Farmers are cutting jute and cultivating on their own land. You don't have to spend money to pay for jute. Water nearby. This time the yield of jute has been good. Everyone in this area has planted Tesha Jute. Sweet jute. It can also be eaten as a vegetable.Chachi (native jute) jute is not produced here. Tosha jute shala is hard. The fence of the house is good. Tosha jute is in high demand here.

The market price of jute is not always the same. This time the market price fixed by the government was Rs. 2200.00 per ton of jute. But now the best tosha jute in the market is priced at 1500.00 rupees per ounce. The market price set by the government in determining the price of jute is not effective most of the time. There are some traders or middlemen who control the jute market. They are not farmers. They have no land of their own. They buy jute from one area and sell it in another.They roam and dominate the various jute markets in the village. They deprive the farmers to pursue business interests. If this trader can eradicate the so-called middlemen, the real jute farmers will get their fair share back. The government needs to play an effective role in ensuring a fair price for jute to the farmers. It is very important to procure jute directly from the farmers at the government procurement center.