Farmers are enjoying a bumper harvest of black cumin on lands that usually remain fallow in char areas of Sariakandi upazila in Bogra. Over the past several years, farmers have begun utilizing irrigation methods to grow black cumin on these fallow lands. Abu Sayeed has planted black cumin on two bighas, while Abul Kalam Azad and Shaheen Alam each cultivated black cumin on one bigha. Upazila Agriculture Officer Mohammad Ali Jinnah said black cumin cultivation is steadily increasing in char-dominated Sariakandi due to its profitability and medicinal value. With favorable weather and stable market prices, farmers in Sariakandi are hopeful that black cumin will continue to transform fallow char lands into profitable fields.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 01, 2026 16:40 UTC