Summer bean farming gaining popularity in Rajshahi region | Agriculture News

RAJSHAHI, Oct 8, 2025 (BSS) - Farming of summer beans has been gaining popularity in the Rajshahi region, including the Barind Tract, as it offers significant economic benefits to farmers, making them financially solvent. Farmers are successfully cultivating high-yielding varieties of beans like Ghritakanchan and Rupbhan during the summer season by adopting modern technologies and with support from the Department of Agricultural Extension(DAE). This practice provides a good income, especially for marginal farmers and the poor, and has become an effective way to bring fortune to many families in the region.Many of the grassroots farmers and other enthusiastic people are cultivating the cash crop commercially due to lucrative market prices, particularly in the advent of the winter season.Generally, the bean...