Bumper betel nut production has brought smile on the faces of farmers of all 5 upazilas . Total 6355 hectares of land used in all the 5 upazilas for growing betel nut.
Upazila wise total used land
Upazila.....................Hectares
Raipur.......................3150
Sadar........................1900
Ramganj...................890
Kamalnagar..............375
Ramgoti....................40
Total.........................6355
This is year total production target of betel nut was over 15000 tones. Farmers are now busy selling betel nuts in local markets. Generally May-June is the period of blooming of betel nut. At October-November is the time of harvest. Farmers also said there has been bumper production this year due to favorable weather.
Price
This year per caun (1280 pieces) of high quality betel nut are sold at Taka 2000 to Taka 2500. These high prices have made the farmers happy this year