Laugh at the salt farmers

Because of the favorable weather, this year, the Cox's Bazar coast is going to set up production record production surplus salt beyond the production target and the farmers of Banskhali upazila of Chittagong. It also hopes that there will be huge amount of salt reserves to meet the demand in the country's consumer and industrial sector.

Salt farmers said that the farmers have already been able to produce salt near the target. There is a possibility to produce more salt for at least 15 more days. If there is a similar salt during this time, then there will be assured surplus.

According to the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industry (BSCIC), there are 16 lakh 65 thousand metric tons of demand for salt in the country and the industrial sector this season. On the contrary, the production of salt in the country's salt production area is 64 thousand 147 acres, which is 18 lakh metric tons. From November 15 last year, millions of farmers coming to produce salt in Chakaria, Pekua, Kutubdia, Maheshkhali, Teknaf, Cox's Bazar Sadar, and Cox's Bazar coast of Chittagong and Banskhali upazila of Chittagong.

Since the beginning of the cultivation, salt has produced about 15 lakh metric tons under 13 salt production mills.

BSCIC research officials said that the season will end in mid-May. The target is likely to be achieved within that time.

But now the weather is favorable as it should be present.
The leaders of the salt-raising association said that while the salt has a good price at the beginning of the production season, the farmers of the field are now complaining of the reduction in the cost of salt production in each school.

Their complaints, due to the favorable weather, salt production is increasing day by day. But the country's largest mill owners syndicate the wrong information and started importing salt from abroad. If the syndicates get the chance to import salt from abroad by presenting the wrong information, the farmers will face major losses.

Cox's Bazar Regional Office Expansion Officer Manzur Alam said, 'salt can be produced till 15th of May. If the nature does not behave in antagonism at this time, then the salt production record will be set. But it will completely depend on nature. '

Mohammad Idris, Assistant Officer of the BSCIC Cox's Bazar office told Kaler Kantho that salt cultivation was being done in the area of ​​Cox's Bazar under 13 centers (Mokam) and 64 thousand 147 acres of land in Banskhali and Anwara upazila of Chittagong. Of this, 11, 941 acres of darshakkata mokam of Chakaria upazila, 200 acres in Dulahajara Union, 3,850 acres in Fulchhari of Khotakhali union, 6668 acres of Lashikhali mokam of Maheshkhali upazila, 6 thousand 528 acres of Nalbila mokam, 3,877 acres in Gorakhghata mokam, Matarbari mokam 5 58 acres, Caufbazar Sadar upazila Choufaludandi mokam 1,853.74 acres, Eastern Gharghona mokam of kutubdia upazila 5,788 acres of Teknaf, 2,446 acres of Teknaf, Lashiskhali of Kutubdia, Choufaldandi of Cox's Bazar Sadar and 94.26 acres of salt show center set up at Matarbari of Maheshkhali, 3,308 acres of Gomatali in Sadar upazila, Production of salt in 388 acres of land in Sadhan Ghonar Exhibition center of Banskhali upazila. Running

He said, "Production of salt production of 15 lakh metric tons of salt has been possible from the beginning of the current season. During the rest of the time, we hope that surplus salt will be produced beyond the target. '

Harunur Rashid, leader of the Bangladesh salt-raising association, told Kaler Kantho: "Salt production has been good since the beginning of the season. Because the weather is favorable, the farmers are working day and night to produce salt. Though BSCIC's survey showed less salt production, the field's peasants' estimates have already achieved the target. If the rest of the time is still there will be surplus if salt production is done well. '

Chakaria salt cultivation Shahidul Islam said, "At least 600,000 people are directly and indirectly engaged in the salt industry of the country. Although they create records in the production of salt in the country, some mills started trying to import salt from abroad by presenting the wrong information to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry of the government. If such a shooter is done this time, marginal farmers will be beaten financially. Therefore, the salt cultivation calls on the government concerned to refrain from allowing salt import from abroad.