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Golpata Palms Are Disappearing From the Coast
Climate change, rising salinity, river erosion and a lack of cultivation and care are wiping out the gol palm from coastal settlements, environmentalists warn.
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Clusters of Oranges Change a Farmer's Fortune in Gaibandha
A former music-shop owner in Sundarganj, Gaibandha, who switched from flowers to oranges after Covid, has sold about Tk 2.5 lakh of China mandarins this season.
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Rush to Plant Hali Onion Seedlings in Manikganj
Farmers across Manikganj are working from dawn to dusk to plant hali onion seedlings, though some fear losses if onion prices do not rise.
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Who Should Eat Guava with Caution
Guava is packed with nutrients, but doctors say people with certain health problems should avoid it.
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A Tea Garden Opens New Possibilities in Khagrachhari
A local farmer's hobby tea garden near the border in Matiranga upazila is opening new possibilities for tea production in Khagrachhari.
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BARI Onion-5 Gives 150 to 200 Maunds a Bigha at Low Cost in Pabna
Pabna farmers growing the new summer onion variety BARI-5 expect 150 to 200 maunds a bigha at low cost, a crop that could ease the country's summer onion shortage.
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Which Superfoods Were Trending in 2024?
A list of 2024's trending superfoods, drawn from several studies and dietitian surveys, ranges from kimchi and kefir to papaya and green tea.
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Cauliflower and Bottle Gourd Leaves Bring Smiles for Habib
A Sonargaon farmer expects a profit of about Tk 50,000 from cauliflower and bottle gourd leaves grown on two and a half bigha.
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Road Ploughed Up for Vegetables; Protester Beaten, Jubo League Leader Held
Police in Lakshmipur have detained a Jubo League leader after a Tantidal leader who protested against a char road being ploughed up for crops was allegedly beaten.
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Onion Seed Problem: New Seed Distributed to 16,000 Farmers
Farmers whose incentive onion seed failed to germinate this season have been given replacement seed, some of it imported urgently from abroad.
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Sirajganj Procures Just 1.5 Percent of Paddy Target in 35 Days
With market prices above the government rate, farmers in Sirajganj are not selling paddy to government warehouses, leaving the procurement target in doubt.
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Farmers in Mirsarai Profit from Bottle Gourd
Farmers in Mirsarai upazila of Chattogram are profiting from winter bottle gourd, with prices higher than in other years.
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Vermicompost Now Made Commercially in Narail
A Gopalpur villager has started the first commercial production of vermicompost in Narail Sadar upazila, and local vegetable growers are using it instead of chemical fertiliser.