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Tilapia, silver carp, rui and other fish floated dead at a farm by Dhamai tea estate in Juri, Moulvibazar; the fisheries officer says poisoning or low oxygen with high ammonia could be the cause.
CropsRecent rain has eased drought and irrigation costs in aman fields of Charghat and Raninagar; Raninagar planted about 18,500 hectares against a target of 19,070.
VegetablesIn the rainy season, low-income people in Shariatpur gather wild water lilies from beels and low land at dawn and sell bundles of 10 to 12 stems for Tk 10 to 20.
VegetablesNurseries in Kamalganj, Moulvibazar, graft tomato shoots onto hardy wild brinjal roots, producing 6.5 to 7 million disease- and rain-tolerant seedlings a season worth Tk 5 to 6 crore.
LivestockUnder the PPR eradication and foot-and-mouth disease control project, goats and sheep aged 3 to 12 months are being vaccinated free in the five unions and municipality of Naldanga, Natore.
OrganicSaju Mondol of Rajarhat, Kurigram, has made vermicompost with red worms for four years for his own fields; he expects about 12 maunds this year and wants training and support to sell it.
FisheriesA 13.7 kg chital caught on a hook and line in the Baranai at Naldanga, Natore, sold for Tk 11,475 at the local market; locals think it may have come from a fish sanctuary.
CropsCotton suits loam and sandy loam and is sown from early Asharh to mid-Shrabon; high-yielding varieties need about 1 kg of seed a bigha, hybrids 500-600 g.
CropsFungal, algal and other diseases and weeds weaken tea bushes and cut yields; a guide to the symptoms of the main diseases and what to do in the garden.
FisheriesPoor water quality, overfeeding, low oxygen, sudden temperature changes, overcrowding and disease brought in by new fish can kill aquarium fish; regular partial water changes and measured feeding are the main remedies.
Families can raise chickens on little space, labour and money to meet their needs for eggs and meat and earn extra income; guidance on house size, floor litter and sourcing birds for a small farm.
FruitsZakir Hossain, back from Kuwait, harvests Ajwa, Barhi, Medjool and Helali dates from about 100 palms on 1 acre 57 decimals in Parbatipur, Dinajpur, and sold about 3,000 seedlings last season.
Yellow and blue sticky traps are a non-toxic way to control aphids, whiteflies and sucking pests; agriculture workers put their cost at Tk 7,000-8,000 a hectare against Tk 30,000-40,000 for pesticide.
