Crops
Farmers Turn to High-Yielding, Flood-Tolerant Early Aman Variety BINA-11
The early, flood-tolerant Aman variety BINA-11 ripens a month earlier than other varieties and is spreading among farmers, its developers say.
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Crops
Farmers in Nilphamari Busy Planting Early Potatoes
Farmers in Kishoreganj upazila of Nilphamari have moved straight from the Aus rice harvest to planting early potatoes, with the area likely to exceed the target.
Crops
Aman Paddy Flourishes in Five Districts of the Rangpur Region
Fields of green aman paddy stretch across the five districts of the Rangpur region, where early varieties are already being harvested and a bumper crop is expected despite two floods.
Agribusiness
Import duty cut on onion and sugar
The National Board of Revenue has cut the import duties on onion and sugar to keep their prices under control.
Fisheries
Fish Farmers in Tarash Ride Drum Rafts to Feed Their Ponds
Fish farmers in Tarash are increasingly using rafts made of plastic drums instead of wooden dinghies to feed the fish in their ponds.
Daily life
How to Tell Whether Ginger Is Genuine
Hill roots look so like ginger that shoppers can be fooled, but smell, peel and soil can reveal the real thing.