Dhaka, Sept. 10 -- Young farmer Abdul Mannan has made a name for himself by cultivating tomatoes using the modern mulching method in Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar district. He has now earned up to Tk 3.5 million by cultivating tomatoes in advance on 12.5 bighas of land.

He is hopeful of profit. Seeing his success, several other local farmers have started cultivating tomatoes in the same way.

In the mulching method, the land is covered with a special type of polythene. In this, weeds do not grow in the land, water is not wasted and fertilizer is not wasted.

As a result, the fertility of the land The trees produce for a longer period and the cost is relatively low. Abdul Mannan said that this year his production cost will be around 22...