Salt cultivation in coastal areas

Salt production is going on along the coast of Banshkhali Upazila and Kutubdia Island in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Farmers are cultivating salt this year too, like every year, after the monsoon. After cultivating shrimp in these fields during the monsoon, farmers prepare the fields and cultivate salt. 50,000 salt farmers along the coast of this district are involved in this profession. Some cultivate salt on their own land, while others lease other people's land. This salt is made by drying the salty seawater trapped in prepared land in the sun in several steps. Some work with their own family members, while others hire laborers. This year, salt has been cultivated on 18,000 hectares of land in Banshkhali and Kutubdia. The photo was taken from Banshkhali in Chittagong, Bangladesh.[孟加拉 · Chittagong]