Bangladesh: Nursery trade creates thousands of jobs
Most of the families living in the area are involved in the trade. Not a single inch of space at their houses and gardens are left empty. At first farmers sow seeds of plants in the soil. After they grow a few inches high, they are set in small mud pots known as tally. Plants slowly keep growing in their pots as they are sold in this stage. These nurseries are simply beautiful, and attract many people who come to simply admire the natural beauty of diverse plants even if they aren't specifically interested in buying anything. In average, farmers spend TK 4-5 for rearing a wooden tender plant and they sell it at TK 8-10 to wholesalers. According to change in variety of plants' species, the production costs change. Wholesalers sell these plants across the country, and Naserabad fulfils a large part of the country's demand for small plants.
All kinds of wooden plants, such as rain tree, mehagani, champal, akasmoni and so on are available at the nurseries at Nesarabad. Different species of flowering plants such as rose, tuberose, night queen and many other species are available here as well. Fruit bearing plants including strawberry, malta, lemon, guava, jack fruit, grape, apple can also be found.
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