Abul Hashem of the village Charipara of Ghoga union in Muktagachha, Mymensingh, is a farmer with a penchant for different types of cultivation. Two years ago he had gone to visit family in Panchagarh and the tea plantations there piqued his interest. He saw how people were using small plots of land to earn a living by growing tea. Then in November last year he began his own little tea garden on a plot of four decimals of land. He planted three-inch high seedlings and these have now grown to 10 inches. Abul Hashem said, “My plantation has inspired others. No one dreamt of cultivating tea here before.”