Shwapno super store stands with farmers from Meherpur

Despite a bumper crop of cauliflower among winter vegetables, farmers in Meherpur are not getting the price they deserve.

Farmers in the district are not getting the desired price for the vegetables they produce. Most vegetables are being wasted in the field due to lacking buyers.

The Agriculture Department says that winter vegetables have started to ripen across the country, including Meherpur, hence the price drop.

The news of the farmer's disappointment caught the attention of the Swapna authorities. After learning the news, Swapna's representative purchased 10,000 pieces of cauliflower on the evening of January 2 (Thursday).

Cauliflower farmer Rakib Ali said it costs 25 thousand taka to cultivate cauliflower on one bigha of land, including labour and transportation costs. Instead of seeing profit, cauliflower was being wasted on the land. There was a lot of worry. Super shop Sapna showed hope there. 10 from us. They bought a thousand pieces of cauliflower. I earned some money from that. Many thanks to Swapna.

Bijoy Krishna Halder, Deputy Director of Meherpur District Agricultural Extension Department, said, "During this season, cabbage and cauliflower are cultivated extensively in Meherpur. The prices have suddenly dropped. I thank Swapno for taking such an initiative."

Sabbir Hasan Nasir, Managing Director of Swapno, said, "We learned about the frustration of the farmers of Meherpur through social media and the media. Then the Swapno team contacted the farmer of Meherpur and decided to buy cauliflower." Starting today, cauliflower from the land of that farmer's brother in Meherpur will be available for buyers at the Swapno Outlet.

He further said that Bangladesh is an agricultural country. If farmers survive, the government will survive.