The farmers had all been taken by the sun's smile. In Pirojpur, interest in growing sunflowers has grown among farmers of all stripes. Farmers in Pirojpur's southern district lack a sophisticated understanding of sunflower production, and while few have expressed interest in it, many have begun growing it professionally after learning about its potential for financial success.
Perhaps this is why sunflowers gets its name:
It resembles the sun and faces in that direction. There was a period when people believed sunflowers was merely food for amusement. Sunflower farming is now being done on a commercial basis across a large area of land after they changed their minds.
According to nutritionist , Sunflower oil has many health benefits because it is low in saturated fat and high in two types of fatty acids, polyunsaturated fatty acids and monounsaturated fatty acids.Monounsaturated fats, such as those found in high oleic sunflower oil, are good for heart health. In one study,Monounsaturated fats(MUFAs) increased HDL, the "good" cholesterol. Study subjects also had lower levels of inflammation.
The Food and Drug Administration supports the health claim that oils containing at least 70% oleic acid may reduce coronary heart disease.Sunflower oil is also an excellent source for vitamin-E, Many studies suggest that a healthy source of vitamin E in your diet could provide many health bonuses. Some evidence suggests it may slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease.
The vitamin E in sunflower oil has antioxidants that help with premature aging and wrinkles, keeping your skin looking young and fresh. Sunflower oil also contains linoleic acid, which helps your skin retain moisture so it becomes less dry.A deficiency of vitamin E can cause nerve pain. Vitamin-E, from food sources is more effective than from a supplement.
It is well known that Mathbaria and Nazirpur upazilas in Pirojpur have more sunflower farming. Upon touring the sunflowers fields, the farmers revealed that a few of them had deliberately begun cultivating sunflowers since they were aware of the oil's nutritional benefits and commercial significance. Son of the late Munchur Ali Hawladar of Kalikabari village in Mathbaria, Md. Ismail Hawladar, stated: "He is cultivating sunflowers on his own initiative in the 17th century land, but he has to buy fertiliser kits at exorbitant prices and it is not working well."
In his field, insects assault Swarming Caterillar (Leda). Similar charges were made by Aziz Munsi, the village's Karim Munsi's son, Abul Bashar Haladar, the son of Efran Uddin Hawladar, Abu Chale, the son of Ah Jabbar, and Chhagi, the son of Abu Hanif. Sunflower oil is rich in nutrition, according to Isratun Necha Esa, the Agriculture Officer of Nazirpur Upazila, who spoke with Voice7 News over the phone. 72 hectares in 2022–2023 and 109 hectares in 2023–2024 are under cultivation in Nazirpur Upazila.
550 sunflower farmers have benefited from financial incentives. Pesticides and seed fertilizers provided inter-care support to the demonstration farmers. Voice7 News was informed by Md. Moniruzzaman, the Agriculture Officer of Mathbaria Upzilla, that 850 farmers have received solar incentives. Sunflowers are grown on 298 hectares in Mathbaria Upazila during the 2022–2023 fiscal year and 477 hectares during the 2023–2024 fiscal year.
It's a freshwater crop that pays well. Production will rise with sufficient irrigation.
Over the phone, Md. Nazrul Islam, the deputy director of the Agriculture Extension Directorate in Pirojpur, said Voice7 News that the amount of sunflowers grown grows every. Sunflower is grown on 681 hectares in the Pirojpur district in 2022–2023 and 942 hectares in 2023–2024.
Fertilizer seeds along with incentive support have been given to 3600 sunflower producers. He continued by saying that the nation's need for nutrient-rich sunflower oil could be mostly satisfied if farmers were urged to enhance government incentives on privately owned fallow areas.
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