Gadkhali –

Flower capital, Jessore’s Gadkhali, has collapsed. Flowers are sold at half the price compared to last year. Production on the one hand is high, on the other, the demand is low; This situation has been created in two mills. In February three days, the dream of selling hundreds of rupees of farmers has taken a big push. Now, in February, if the market is good, the farmers are expected to sell flowers half a hundred crore.

Gadkhali Bazar of Jhikargachha in Jessore has been seen visiting Kakadaka from dawn to the farmers who have brought flowers. Bicycles, motorcycles and vans are bringing roses, rhinoceros, jarbera, gladiolus, rajigandha, mallika, gypsy flowers and kamini leaves.

More than two thousand farmers sat down to sell flowers in this connection. Wholesale flower buyers from all over the country gathered in the market to buy those flowers. The sale of the gathering began in the morning. Which continues until noon.

Milan Hossain of Taura village of Jhikargachha upazila brought five red roses to the Gadkhali wholesale flower. But he could not sell without getting the desired price.

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Milon Hossain said, ‘This year the rose market is not good. No one says the price of each rose is more than 3-5 rupees. The price of the dealers is saying, the cost of production is not rising. This year, the price is less than half this year. ‘

Monirul Islam Babu, a rose farmer from Patuapara village, said, ‘I have cultivated rose flowers on the 8th century land. In the morning I came to the market with three thousand roses. Of these, there are 1,220 red roses and one thousand 5 caps wearing roses. I sold the cap wearing the cap and the red rose for 5 and a half bucks. ‘

Flowers said that cultivating one bigha rose in the 5th century cost Tk 1.5 lakh. Flowers can be cut from three months after planting. Once planted, flowers can be cut for 8-12 years. The cost of scattering pesticides per month for the care is three to four thousand taka. Flower season three months a year. These three months are to be served all year long for the sale of flowers. But this year, the price of flowers has fallen. Due to political unrest and hostile weather, the price of flowers has dropped by half this year compared to last year.

Flower farmer Jalal Uddin said, ‘For eight years I have cultivated rose flowers. This year I cultivated on the 5th century land. In the morning I brought three thousand roses to the hat. Each rose has been sold at the rate of three and a half bucks. The cost of production of one lakh 20 thousand taka. This year, only 20,000 rose flowers have been sold. Speaking of profit, I can’t pay the arrears in the fertilizer shop. ‘

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The market has been seen in the market, the supply of roses, gladiolus, rajigandha, jarbera and rhino flowers is very high in the market. Wholesale traders from different districts of the country including Dhaka, Barisal, Sirajganj, Chuadanga are buying flowers and taking the bus roof, microbus, pickup to the destination.

Traders said that every rose in Manvede, Gladiolus 8-12, Rajinigandha 1-3, Jarbera 3-5, Ganda per thousand rupees, gypsi flower per 2nd and kamini leaves at Tk.

Talks with wholesale businessman Taosif Rahman who came to buy flowers from Barisal. “This year, I bought roses and gladiolus at a lower price than last year,” he said. Roses, gladiolus, jarbera, rhinoceros are buying all kinds of flowers and taking it to the microbus. ‘

The farmers of the Gadkhali area of ​​Jessore are surrounded by Spring Festival, Valentine’s Day and International Mother Language Day. Every year on February 12 and 8, the most gathering hats sit in Gadkhali Bazar. Farmers are waiting for these two days all year long. But this year, the flower business has had a huge impact on political unrest and Valentine’s Day. Due to the price fall, frustration among flower farmers has increased.

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Asked about the reason for the decline in the price of roses and gladiolus flowers, Jessore Flower Producers and Marketing Cooperative Association President Abdur Rahim said that the flowers have grown more due to sudden heat this year. Gladiolus production is relatively high this time. Because of this, the demand for swallowing has decreased a little. The price of roses and gladiolus has dropped.

He also said that this year, on Valentine’s Day, Shabe was read. That is why flower retailers are not taking risk. For the same reason, flowers were sold at half the price compared to last year. As a result, three days of this month, the dream of selling hundreds of rupees has been pushed. Now if the sale is good around Ekushey February, then the sale of flowers may exceed Tk 5 crore.

Abu Talha, the Jessore District Training Officer of the Department of Agriculture Extension, said, “Now the season is full of flowering.” Production is high. The production of flowers around the first Falgun, Valentine’s Day and International Mother Language Day increases. Now the market is more than demand in the market. That is why the price has dropped a bit. He said the price would rise again a couple of days later.

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