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“Pearl cultivation offers significantly higher profitability compared to traditional fish farming. In ponds of the same size, the profit margin from pearl farming is three times that of fish cultivation,” remarked Dr. Akond Md. Rafiqul Islam, Deputy Managing Director of PKSF, during a pearl harvesting ceremony in Pabna.
He made these remarks while attending the pearl harvesting ceremony took place on June 1, 2024, in Pabna, featuring pearls harvested from locally cultivated oysters. The event was attended by Md Abul Kalam Azad, District Fisheries Officer; and Md Shafiqul Alam, Executive Director of the Programme for Community Development (PCD).
The project currently involves 33 farmers in the Pabna district, who have collectively cultivated pearls valued at an impressive BDT 8,250,000. RMTP, implemented by PCD, focuses on the marketing of safe fish and fish products, but the inclusion of pearl farming signifies a strategic expansion into high-value aquaculture.
