Bandarban, March 3 -- Farmers in Bandarban district have invested in coffee and cashew nut cultivation due to favourable weather and high profitability of these crops.

According to the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), currently, cashew nuts are cultivated on 2,650 hectares and coffee on 850 hectares of land in Bandarban.

Due to the region's fertile soil and hilly terrain, yields are increasing every year.

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MM Shah Newaz, deputy director of DAE, said that since 2021, a project titled "Cashew and Coffee Research, Expansion, and Production Enhancement" has been in operation to promote coffee and cashew farming among farmers.

Under this five-year project, a total o...