Out of 300 farmers, 125 in Sree-Rampur village under Kotchandpur upazila are currently engaged in guava production. The village is slowly becoming known as 'guava village', locals said.

According to Kotchandpur Agriculture office sources, around 1,000 bighas of land has been brought under guava cultivation this season. This is a clear sign that guava as a crop is proving more rewarding for farmers than the traditional crops. Profitable guava farming started in 2009. Gradually, seeing the growth of this product, the youth farmers of this village started to grow guava too. Some guava growers mentioned that if they cultivated paddy in one bigha, they would harvest 20 mound paddy which will give them a return of about Tk 5,000 after all costs. On the other hand, after all expenses, the guava grown on the same space of land will give them a return of about Tk 75,000. Most of the farmers cultivate Thai 3, 5 and 6 varieties in the village. They prepare the land with fertilizer from Baishaikh (mid-April), and after 45 days, they plant the seedlings. Later, after three months they start harvesting. 

Shukumar Sarkar of Sree-Rampur village, a guava farmer said that he went to Kuriana village under Swarupkati upazila of Pirojpur district for a trip. There, he saw this kind of farming and was drawn to its potential. Before he returned he made up his mind to grow guava at his plot. Accordingly, he collected this seed variety from a retired agriculture officer Abdul Habib from Natore district. He cultivated one bigha at first in 2009 but he could not get good profit at the time because some villagers stole and ate his fruits! But, in 2013-14 he cultivated guava on 7 bighas at a cost of Tk 370,000 and he sold the produce for Tk 650,000. Similarly, he cultivated guava on 11 bighas of land this season at a cost of Tk 660,000 and expects to sell the output at close to three times the costs.

Another farmer, Kazi Moinuddin said that he cultivated guava on 4 bighas of land in 2013-14 and sold it at Tk 8 lac. This year he has cultivated the same fruit on 8 bighas of land and expects that he will sell his output at Tk 16 lac. About 100 to 110 plants can be planted in one bigha land and each plant give fruit worth Tk 2,000 thousand. He added that there are two farming seasons for Thai guavas. Of them one is from June to August and the other is from May to October. During the first season the farmers can sell guava per kg between Tk 30 and 60 and in the second season they can sell at Tk 70 to 135.

Kotchandpur upazila agriculture officer Sheikh Sazzad Hossain said that he is always ready to serve the farmers whenever they need. He added that he visits the guava plots often on his motor bike to talk to the farmers. The farmers of guava village are happy, they are growing and selling a high-value crop which is uplifting their standard of living.